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| bio | website | danielgpratt.com |
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| location | Bangor, ME | |
| age | 36 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 8 months |
| seen | May 8 at 17:12 | |
| stats | profile views | 4 |
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Sep 14 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Jun 14 |
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Avoiding new operator in JavaScript — the better way Ironically, trying to 'smartly' handle programmer mistakes is itself responsible for many of the 'bad parts' of JavaScript. |
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Apr 3 |
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Does not documenting code result in job security? @mattnz OK, last retort, then I'll drop it. Your recent edit makes even less sense to me. If the survival of an org depends on one individual, then getting rid of them will cause the org to fail. What higher cost is there? At least if you keep them around for a while, you have a chance to change the situation. |
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Apr 2 |
awarded | Critic |
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Apr 2 |
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Does not documenting code result in job security? @Rarity Since we are all programmers here, I will embrace my inner pedant: If a programmer is only "indispensible" with respect to projects that are themselves "replaceable", then he or she really isn't "indispensible" at all. |
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Apr 2 |
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Does not documenting code result in job security? I would up-vote this answer for the second paragraph. I would down-vote this answer for the first paragraph. Perhaps a manager would dismiss someone who has become indispensable, but I'd hardly call that person 'responsible'. If a person is indispensable, then by definition they are absolutely essential to the success of the project. Dismissing them would be akin to curing the disease by killing the patient. |
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Apr 2 |
answered | How to shift development culture from tech fetish to focusing on simplicity and getting things done? |
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Apr 2 |
answered | Must developers understand the business domain or should the specification be sufficient? |
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Mar 2 |
awarded | Supporter |
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Feb 15 |
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What's a good name for a third type of testing? @gnat Per the FAQ, "developer testing" is on topic for this site. Would you not agree that is (in general) what this question is about? |
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Feb 15 |
answered | What's a good name for a third type of testing? |
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Sep 14 |
awarded | Teacher |
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Sep 14 |
answered | What should I understand before I try to understand functional programming? |
