Re: [freenet-chat] yet more "Real Programmers"

2001-10-20 Thread g'o'tz ohnesorge
Michael wrote: > I can't stand Java. It runs slowly on most my machines, is a pain to > install (compared to other langs I use), is more painful than most > languages to develop (steps it takes to write code and then test it), and > byte code is a stupid method of transfering code over the Net (O

Re: [freenet-chat] yet more "Real Programmers"

2001-10-18 Thread Michael
Unable to resist responding. :) > n: Real Programmers don't write documentation. The code *is* the > documentation. After much experience trying to read both my own and other peoples code while drunk, tired, or when not being paid by the hour I love documentation. My #1 'bad documentation' compl

[freenet-chat] yet more "Real Programmers"

2001-10-18 Thread David McNab
Yeh - I know you've heard them all, but here's a few more... n: Real Programmers don't write documentation. The code *is* the documentation. n+1: Real Programmers use short identifier names. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to understand. n+2: Real Programmers only write in Java becau