Comment LOC inversely proportional to programmer ability (Score 1) 584
The worst code I've ever seen was written by a guy who wrote a lot of it. He also went on to become a well-respected manager, nuff said. Some of the best code I've ever seen e.g. the Python source, has exactly the right number, no more, no less. My personal goal is to approach 0 LOC, which seems to be happening as I find I can get more real work done using only scripting languages these days.
BTW, despite the fact that a lot of the best programmers in the history of computer science were electrical engineers first, why is it tha invariably the ones I come across in the real world are incapable of writing elegant or even passable code? Just wondering.
BTW, despite the fact that a lot of the best programmers in the history of computer science were electrical engineers first, why is it tha invariably the ones I come across in the real world are incapable of writing elegant or even passable code? Just wondering.
