The Parable of the Two Programmers, a classic from 1985 on software complexity and software careers. A little pearl.
[...] This is why (via programming musings). Writing code that only I can understand is a popular strategy for job safety. [...]
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November 9, 2006 at 5:18 am
[...] This is why (via programming musings). Writing code that only I can understand is a popular strategy for job safety. [...]