Programming blues and a small rant
I'm so fed up with how people perceive programmers. If I try to do something fast and simple so you can understand it, I'm "not that smart"... If I do things slow and so complicated that even I can't understand it, I'm "brilliant, but stuck-up, and anal." If it's slow and simple, I'm called stupid and lazy. So fast and complicated is my only option... And THAT leads to a lonely family, drepression and stress related heart attack!!!! ********GRRRRRRRRRR********
for example this is from the programming book
Software Requirements And Specifications
read more here http://www.code-muse.com/blog/?p=13
“What did you think of Fred?” he asked. “We all think Fred’s brilliant.” “He’s very clever,” I said. “He’s not very enthusiastic about methods, but he knows a lot about programming.” “Yes,” said the DP Manager. He swiveled round in his chair to face a huge flowchart stuck to the wall: about five large sheets of line printer paper, maybe two hundred symbols, hundreds of connecting lines. “Fred did that. It’sthe build-up of gross pay for our weekly payroll. No one else except Fred understands it.” His voice dropped to a reverent hush. “Fred tells me that he’s not sure he understands it himself.”
“Terrific,” I mumbled respectfully. I got the picture clearly. Fred as Frankenstein, Fred the brilliant creator of the uncontrollable monster flowchart. That matched my own impression of Fred very well.“But what about Jane?” I said. “I thought Jane was very good. She picked up the program design ideas very fast.”
“Yes,” said the DP Manager. “Jane came to us with a great reputation. We thought she was going to be as brilliant as Fred. Butshe hasn’t really proved herself yet. We’ve given her a few problemsthat we thought were going to be really tough, but when she finished it turned out they weren’t really difficult at all. Most of them turned out pretty simple. She hasn’t really proved herself yet - if you see what I mean?”
for example this is from the programming book
Software Requirements And Specifications
read more here http://www.code-muse.com/blog/?p=13
“What did you think of Fred?” he asked. “We all think Fred’s brilliant.” “He’s very clever,” I said. “He’s not very enthusiastic about methods, but he knows a lot about programming.” “Yes,” said the DP Manager. He swiveled round in his chair to face a huge flowchart stuck to the wall: about five large sheets of line printer paper, maybe two hundred symbols, hundreds of connecting lines. “Fred did that. It’sthe build-up of gross pay for our weekly payroll. No one else except Fred understands it.” His voice dropped to a reverent hush. “Fred tells me that he’s not sure he understands it himself.”
“Terrific,” I mumbled respectfully. I got the picture clearly. Fred as Frankenstein, Fred the brilliant creator of the uncontrollable monster flowchart. That matched my own impression of Fred very well.“But what about Jane?” I said. “I thought Jane was very good. She picked up the program design ideas very fast.”
“Yes,” said the DP Manager. “Jane came to us with a great reputation. We thought she was going to be as brilliant as Fred. Butshe hasn’t really proved herself yet. We’ve given her a few problemsthat we thought were going to be really tough, but when she finished it turned out they weren’t really difficult at all. Most of them turned out pretty simple. She hasn’t really proved herself yet - if you see what I mean?”