TW洞见 | 好程序员：为什么你要避免一个人

Deon用半开玩笑的方式，分享了他认为“怎样才是一个好的程序员”。

“我一直在跟我认为很棒的程序员们一起工作，可是他们真的很好吗？他们怎么做到这么好的？（或者，他们水平也是一般而已？）”

I recently read a blog post by Mark Pearl titled “Programming, a Subset of Writing.” As much as I agree with the underlying message of this post, something really struck me when I read the following paragraph:

“This is where I draw the biggest parallel between the two. A good programmer is one that programs in a clean, understandable way - all unnecessary complexities are removed from the code. The really good programmers I have worked with have this mantra of code it, then refactor and refactor some more.” It is true you become better with practice - just like with all life skills. But what else do you need to do besides refactor and then refactor some more?

Another area that helps us perfect our craft is simply being open-minded of other important factors that go into programming. Unit testing, exception handling or even communication skills are all important. If overlooked, ignoring these elements can lead to overconfidence, possibly making you a “confidently wrong person.”

I often caution the mantra of encouraging all programmers to become “good programmers” without considering realistic pragmatism, and following religious conformance to software practices. I’ve worked with “good programmers,” and I’m sometimes left thinking they are just “confidently wrong programmers;” although, to be fair, some were indeed very good.

I agree with my former colleague, Russell Politzky, in saying that:

“They [confidently wrong programmers] tend to be dogmatic, intolerant and impractical. In our line of business, that can result in inappropriate and self-defeating design decision.”