There’s code that sparks joy and code that sparks anxiety when looking at it.
The latter is far more pervasive than the former. Is why people say coding is just as much art as science?
Except with art, you’re sort of “done” when a book, painting, music album is “done”.
The latter is far more pervasive than the former. Is why people say coding is just as much art as science?
Except with art, you’re sort of “done” when a book, painting, music album is “done”.
On a daily basis, we take complex technical requirements and construct narratives in code.
Incoherent code is often the result of complexity accruing in small increments. Unless there’s a culture of constantly refactoring code (and there isn’t, in most cases), this is inevitable
Incoherent code is often the result of complexity accruing in small increments. Unless there’s a culture of constantly refactoring code (and there isn’t, in most cases), this is inevitable
Code feels like a living, sentient thing that requires constant care and attention to stop it from getting unwieldy.
It’s not even art; it’s like parenting, without ever having the prospect of being an empty nester. 😴
It’s not even art; it’s like parenting, without ever having the prospect of being an empty nester. 😴
