About 10 years ago, I realized all the best programmers I had worked with had something in common: they were fast. By that I mean that they moved quickly: we’d discuss a problem and an hour or two later they’d already have a patch ready or a prototype to show off.

It took me a while, but eventually I realized: they weren’t fast because they were great programmers, they were great programmers because they were fast.

  • adarza@lemmy.caEnglish
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    30 days ago

    speed alone doesn’t make someone a good programmer. experience and knowledge of craft is what allows one to work more efficiently and quickly.

    • tatterdemalion@programming.dev
      3·
      30 days ago

      speed alone doesn’t make someone a good programmer

      OP didn’t make that claim. They said all else being equal fast is better than slow. They also said that in their experience, the best programmers they knew were good because they were fast (not withholding other potential reasons they were good).

      Your point is consistent with the OP’s thesis.

      • Kissaki@programming.devEnglish
        1·
        29 days ago

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