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0 pointsionforce10y ago0 comments

How does a guy like that become senior? As a senior one should know that there is a pragmatic balance lost in trying to aim for perfection.

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IndianAstronaut10y ago

He has his strengths. He produces exceptional quality code (albeit a bit on the spaghetti side) and is good at finding problems in code. He is also 63 and has decades of experience.

restalis10y ago

It's a challenge for me to imagine "exceptional quality code" with "albeit a bit on the spaghetti side". Can you elaborate?

IndianAstronaut10y ago

It covers a lot of corner cases, it is fast, it is robust, and produces good quality data. Only thing is it is hard to navigate.

superplussed10y ago

These developer descriptions sound like they are coming from the "Silicon Valley" tv show.

Shorel10y ago

He can use goto :)

gearoidoc10y ago

"exceptional quality code (albeit a bit on the spaghetti side)" is an oxymoron.

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IndianAstronaut10y ago

He has his strengths. He produces exceptional quality code (albeit a bit on the spaghetti side) and is good at finding problems in code. He is also 63 and has decades of experience.

restalis10y ago

It's a challenge for me to imagine "exceptional quality code" with "albeit a bit on the spaghetti side". Can you elaborate?

IndianAstronaut10y ago

It covers a lot of corner cases, it is fast, it is robust, and produces good quality data. Only thing is it is hard to navigate.

superplussed10y ago

These developer descriptions sound like they are coming from the "Silicon Valley" tv show.

Shorel10y ago

He can use goto :)

gearoidoc10y ago

"exceptional quality code (albeit a bit on the spaghetti side)" is an oxymoron.

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