September 2006 Blog Posts
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I received an odd specification request recently, something that actually goes against the statelessness of the web in general. You see, the users in question often have customer phone calls interrupt their work in...
A great developer is a person who:Understands that different tools and languages excel at different tasks. They do not engage in "zealotry" choosing only one pattern or paradigm and jamming it into every problem situation.Understands that the goal of development is to produce "Working Software". Anything that distracts from working software should be shunned.Realizes that they will not be the only or last person to experience the code. Avoids unecessary complexity and comments where appropriate.Gets along with other developers. Realizes there are many solutions that can viably solve a problem and that their way is not always right or best. ...