Comments on: Better than your average programmer…

By: Ryan Cromwell

Ryan Cromwell — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:21:00 +0000

“So, you’re not a big fan of YAGNI approach?” - I don’t think you read the whole thing

I’m not sure I follow your second part. If you’re saying people you I’m being Agile, YAGNI, etc as a cop-out for quality and discipline then I agree it does happen. Then again, people also use quality and craftsmanship as a cop-out for actually shipping. It goes both ways.

By: Tim Larson

Tim Larson — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:34:00 +0000

When something is beyond “the average programmer”, then that is an excellent opportunity to help that programmer become better than average.

If you don’t keep learning, you’ll get left in the dust very quickly.

By: Tim Larson

Tim Larson — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:34:00 +0000

When something is beyond “the average programmer”, then that is an excellent opportunity to help that programmer become better than average.

If you don’t keep learning, you’ll get left in the dust very quickly.

By: Tim Larson

Tim Larson — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:34:00 +0000

When something is beyond “the average programmer”, then that is an excellent opportunity to help that programmer become better than average.

If you don’t keep learning, you’ll get left in the dust very quickly.

By: Tom McKearney

Tom McKearney — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:51:00 +0000

So, you’re not a big fan of the YAGNI approach? I find, more often than not, people who say “YAGNI” or “KISS” have difficulty designing/implementing at the higher levels of abstraction needed to support future efforts.

Thus, they tell everyone “I’m being Agile” instead of “I’m a hack”
(OK: a bit of hyperbole in there, but.. kinda true)