Comments on: On Programmers – you are one or you aren’t http://realityme.net/2007/01/31/on-programmers-you-are-one-or-you-arent/ A juggling technophile shares personal stories, challenges, humor and perhaps some political commentary. Tue, 08 May 2012 12:56:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Stormare Mackee http://realityme.net/2007/01/31/on-programmers-you-are-one-or-you-arent/comment-page-1/#comment-12584 Stormare Mackee Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:12:14 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2007/01/31/on-programmers-you-are-one-or-you-arent/#comment-12584 Speaking of programmers, read <a href="http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Paid_by_the_Line.aspx" rel="nofollow">this thread and the comments</a> at The Daily WTF. How many ways can you write a simple method? Speaking of programmers, read this thread and the comments at The Daily WTF. How many ways can you write a simple method?

]]> By: djuggler http://realityme.net/2007/01/31/on-programmers-you-are-one-or-you-arent/comment-page-1/#comment-12565 djuggler Thu, 01 Feb 2007 02:47:10 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2007/01/31/on-programmers-you-are-one-or-you-arent/#comment-12565 Hear hear! Well said! Hear hear! Well said!

]]> By: Stormare Mackee http://realityme.net/2007/01/31/on-programmers-you-are-one-or-you-arent/comment-page-1/#comment-12562 Stormare Mackee Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:54:10 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2007/01/31/on-programmers-you-are-one-or-you-arent/#comment-12562 Although terms programmer and software developer are often used interchangeably, they are completely different. Programming is about implementing algorithms to solve defined data processing problems. Software development is translating real world (business) problems into workflows that can be automated by means of data processing. For instance, making layouts for user interfaces these days involves little "programming", but is an integral part of software development. If I need code for an algorithm, I can google it up in about 15 seconds. Developing software for real world applications is not science, it's art. Many a code monkey can produce oodles of tight, beautiful, compute-science-purist software, but yet cannot comprehend actual real world problems -- let alone able to extract descriptions of real world problems from non-computer literate people (those who pay the bills). A good developer is part psychologist, part investigative journalist and part engineer. Although terms programmer and software developer are often used interchangeably, they are completely different. Programming is about implementing algorithms to solve defined data processing problems. Software development is translating real world (business) problems into workflows that can be automated by means of data processing. For instance, making layouts for user interfaces these days involves little “programming”, but is an integral part of software development. If I need code for an algorithm, I can google it up in about 15 seconds. Developing software for real world applications is not science, it’s art. Many a code monkey can produce oodles of tight, beautiful, compute-science-purist software, but yet cannot comprehend actual real world problems — let alone able to extract descriptions of real world problems from non-computer literate people (those who pay the bills). A good developer is part psychologist, part investigative journalist and part engineer.

]]> By: AT http://realityme.net/2007/01/31/on-programmers-you-are-one-or-you-arent/comment-page-1/#comment-12542 AT Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:52:41 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2007/01/31/on-programmers-you-are-one-or-you-arent/#comment-12542 AT = Not a programmer. AT = Not a programmer.

]]> By: JayMonster http://realityme.net/2007/01/31/on-programmers-you-are-one-or-you-arent/comment-page-1/#comment-12533 JayMonster Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:07:23 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2007/01/31/on-programmers-you-are-one-or-you-arent/#comment-12533 You assume that they would be anything but mediocre in anything else. In any field you have those that excel, and those that muddle through. Programming is no different. You assume that they would be anything but mediocre in anything else.

In any field you have those that excel, and those that muddle through.

Programming is no different.

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