Re: Programming is not a craft

Ron Jeffries <[email protected]> Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:31:51 -0500

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Hello, Dave.  On Thursday, January 13, 2011, at 11:01:06 AM, you
wrote:

> The thing there being that the difference isn't immediately apparent—that
> the audience for the craft is other people  who care, and who take the time
> and have the knowledge to notice the difference.

Yes. I think the article does well to point out that there are
people who need the "exterior" of the program to be good and
valuable. To me, that doesn't mean that our work on the "interior"
is not craftsmanship in the best sense.

Ron Jeffries
www.XProgramming.com
This is how I develop software.
Take the parts that make sense to you.
Ignore the rest.