Friday, June 26, 2009

Introduction

I created this blog to detail my code-based creations. Too often, the people in this industry get caught up in the details. "My code is faster than your code!" they'll say, or, "How can you not know how to code a Bucket Sort?" Does an empty string equivalent to a null string? Who cares?
We need to get beyond the point of debating who's right and who's wrong, and remember that coding is an art form. Sure, there are "faster" ways to code things, but in the end there is no "right" or "wrong." Slower code is easier to understand and conceptualize just as faster code is faster. Inline if statements? Who gives a damn.
The stereotypical software engineer is antisocial. He is territorial, judgmental, and does not know how to communicate. He does not see out of his own box. I hope we can move forward and get past this stereotype. We are artists. We create something from nothing. Lets debate our creations with gusto on the ideas behind it, not the brushwork.

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