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Anyone Can Code?

14 Friday Sep 2018

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computer code, computer programmer, computer programming, real programmers, software design, software development, software industry

There’s a general ethic these days — that anyone can code — and like a lot of things, there’s some truth to it, but also some silliness. As usual, it really depends on what we mean by “anyone can code.”

If we mean it in the same way we might say, “anyone can drive,” I think it’s silly. But if we mean in the same way we might say, “anyone can doctor (or lawyer),” well, then I still think it’s silly.

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Update July 2017

20 Thursday Jul 2017

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computer languages, computer programmer, data, Matplotlib, NOAA, programming language, Python, Pythonista, SQL, SQLite, xkcd

In the unlikely event anyone is reading this, and, more in the original spirit of “web logs“, as much a diary entry to record both the passing of time and the moment, after a long period of quiet, and in the long-winded run-on way that I sometimes have, a post.

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Computer programming is hard!

16 Monday Jun 2014

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computer programmer, computer programming, computer science, software, software design, software development

Computer Programming is hard! It’s at least as hard as what commercial architects do, and I will argue that it’s as intellectually difficult as what doctors and lawyers do.

Many people think it’s easy, because they know some nine-year-old who “programs,” but there’s a difference between fooling around with the computer and building good software applications.

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Rule #3: Don’t Ignore Warnings

13 Tuesday May 2014

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compiling code, computer programmer, computer programmers, computer programming, errors, Java, software development, warnings

There have been times when, working on other people’s code, one of the first things that pops up is that their code generates thousands of warnings. I’m not exaggerating the number; there have been at least two times I can recall where someone’s code set generated that many warnings. And both times, the code set wasn’t all that large (only tens of thousands of lines).

Which leads us to Rule #3: Don’t ignore warnings!

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The Universal Answer

10 Monday Mar 2014

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computer programmer, computer programmers, computer programming, computer science, it depends, software design, The Universal Answer, Universal Answer

At some point it strikes you. For some it  happens early in Computer Science class after hearing a professor say it for the umpteenth time. For others it happens when hearing it come from their own mouths for the umpteenth time. The Universal Answer to any (and all) computer (science) question(s).

“It depends.”

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