Comment Re:Something to note about other people's opinions (Score 4, Funny) 682
Q: How many developers does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: 10. 1 to change the bulb, and 9 to say "no, I would have done it like this..."
For me, this is part of the "Is programming is a science or an art?" argument. You can send a person to Art College and then have them paint for 10 years, and even then they won't necessarily produce masterpieces. Sometimes we comment like that on code we've taken over, because it really is awful...
A: 10. 1 to change the bulb, and 9 to say "no, I would have done it like this..."
For me, this is part of the "Is programming is a science or an art?" argument. You can send a person to Art College and then have them paint for 10 years, and even then they won't necessarily produce masterpieces. Sometimes we comment like that on code we've taken over, because it really is awful...
