Re: Re: Programming is not a craft

Dave Thomas <dave-kbbdpT5sCmpWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> Wed, 12 Jan 2011 21:36:57 -0600

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On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 9:26 PM, Chris Morris <[email protected]> wrote:

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> One thing I think I'm finding inconsistent in the article is there seem to
> two kinds of craftsman in it - the kind that are "indulgent" and fall in
> love with the software itself while ignoring the ROI, and then "real
> craftsman" who are lead not into temptation and tease out elegance from a
> tangle of raw enterpriseishness.
>

It also seems to confuse audiences—the people who appreciate the crafting of
code are not the code's users. But, at the same time, well-crafted code
benefits the users, not because it is crafted, but because it works better
and can be changed more easily.

Dave