Comments on: The Wannabe Developer’s Manifesto http://davybrion.com/blog/2008/08/the-wannabe-developers-manifesto/ Trying to walk that thin line between intelligence and ignorance Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:13:45 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Thomas Cool http://davybrion.com/blog/2008/08/the-wannabe-developers-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-1156 Thomas Cool Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:38:09 +0000 http://davybrion.com/blog/?p=293#comment-1156 Amen Its amazing how obsessive these Wannable developers are with performance by doing stored procedures and also they focused so much in performance on little details such as syntax of the language ahhggg no cool to work on this kind of environment. Amen

Its amazing how obsessive these Wannable developers are with performance by doing stored procedures and also they focused so much in performance on little details such as syntax of the language ahhggg no cool to work on this kind of environment.

]]> By: The Inquisitive Coder - Davy Brion’s Blog » Blog Archive » Positively Negative http://davybrion.com/blog/2008/08/the-wannabe-developers-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-1133 The Inquisitive Coder - Davy Brion’s Blog » Blog Archive » Positively Negative Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:33:43 +0000 http://davybrion.com/blog/?p=293#comment-1133 [...] The Wannabe Developer’s Manifesto [...] [...] The Wannabe Developer’s Manifesto [...]

]]> By: A River of Words http://davybrion.com/blog/2008/08/the-wannabe-developers-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-1130 A River of Words Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:30:06 +0000 http://davybrion.com/blog/?p=293#comment-1130 <strong>Monday Linkblog...</strong> Stuff in my backlog from last week: Pragmatic Progressive Enhancement – Thanks Matt Dot – The Userguide – Watch this blog for an upcoming project related to dot/graphviz! Arguing with Users – I was one of the many user... Monday Linkblog…

Stuff in my backlog from last week:

Pragmatic Progressive Enhancement – Thanks Matt
Dot – The Userguide – Watch this blog for an upcoming project related to dot/graphviz!
Arguing with Users – I was one of the many user…

]]> By: ton http://davybrion.com/blog/2008/08/the-wannabe-developers-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-1125 ton Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:26:31 +0000 http://davybrion.com/blog/?p=293#comment-1125 <blockquote> We will never be around once the code goes into maintenance mode, so we do not waste time learning how to properly develop software </blockquote> This is soooo true and the so called "developers" who create these kludge codebases remain blissfully unaware of the havoc and destruction thay have wrought on the entire team due to their hopelessly broken code.

We will never be around once the code goes into maintenance mode, so we do not waste time learning how to properly develop software

This is soooo true and the so called “developers” who create these kludge codebases remain blissfully unaware of the havoc and destruction thay have wrought on the entire team due to their hopelessly broken code.

]]> By: Davy Brion http://davybrion.com/blog/2008/08/the-wannabe-developers-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-1124 Davy Brion Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:49:00 +0000 http://davybrion.com/blog/?p=293#comment-1124 i'm certainly not talking about consultants/contractors in general i’m certainly not talking about consultants/contractors in general

]]> By: MoneyGrubbingConsultant http://davybrion.com/blog/2008/08/the-wannabe-developers-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-1123 MoneyGrubbingConsultant Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:44:05 +0000 http://davybrion.com/blog/?p=293#comment-1123 Hey, some of us consultants/contractors know a thing or two about developing sofware properly. Wannabees and dinosaurs are everywhere, as is glimpes of serious competence. Hey, some of us consultants/contractors know a thing or two about developing sofware properly.

Wannabees and dinosaurs are everywhere, as is glimpes of serious competence.

]]> By: Andrew http://davybrion.com/blog/2008/08/the-wannabe-developers-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-1122 Andrew Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:30:56 +0000 http://davybrion.com/blog/?p=293#comment-1122 It seems to me, these people don't wanna be developers at all:). Maybe you should call this the 'Money Grubbing IT Consultants Manifesto' I feel your pain though, was stuck in a similar situation for a couple years myself. It seems to me, these people don’t wanna be developers at all:). Maybe you should call this the ‘Money Grubbing IT Consultants Manifesto’

I feel your pain though, was stuck in a similar situation for a couple years myself.

]]> By: Davy Brion http://davybrion.com/blog/2008/08/the-wannabe-developers-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-1120 Davy Brion Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:24:49 +0000 http://davybrion.com/blog/?p=293#comment-1120 not anymore :) but i was stuck in such an environment for a couple of years not anymore :)
but i was stuck in such an environment for a couple of years

]]> By: J.P. Hamilton http://davybrion.com/blog/2008/08/the-wannabe-developers-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-1119 J.P. Hamilton Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:04:37 +0000 http://davybrion.com/blog/?p=293#comment-1119 Please tell me you are not writing this becauase you are stuck in an environment where you have to deal with these types of people. That would be horrible. Please tell me you are not writing this becauase you are stuck in an environment where you have to deal with these types of people. That would be horrible.

]]> By: LazyCodeSlinger http://davybrion.com/blog/2008/08/the-wannabe-developers-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-1115 LazyCodeSlinger Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:06:13 +0000 http://davybrion.com/blog/?p=293#comment-1115 Davy, that's awesome. Davy, that’s awesome.

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