Comments on: There Is No Room For Zealotry in Software Development http://regulargeek.com/2009/10/04/there-is-no-room-for-zealotry-in-software-development/ Where programming, the internet and social media collide. Mon, 21 May 2012 05:30:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rob Diana http://regulargeek.com/2009/10/04/there-is-no-room-for-zealotry-in-software-development/comment-page-1/#comment-2995 Rob Diana Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:51:10 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=965#comment-2995 Paul You are so right, and it is so sad. Paul

You are so right, and it is so sad.

]]> By: Paul W. Homer http://regulargeek.com/2009/10/04/there-is-no-room-for-zealotry-in-software-development/comment-page-1/#comment-2994 Paul W. Homer Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:56:00 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=965#comment-2994 The way I see it, the problem is that if we can't come together and agree on at least the basics, then we are completely unable to "organize" our profession in any way. Every process, science, engineering, etc. needs some set of common "principles" that must be agree to by all. We don't have anything like that. Until someone can authoritatively say what "professional programming" is, then there really isn't such a thing, is there? It is just a pile of stuff that people think might work (and of course the industry is proof that it doesn't). And as long as each programmer isn't willing to be objective about their technologies and practices, we won't come together and define any common ground. We're caught in an endless loop, just going round and round again on the same silly issues. At this rate we'll need a few hundred years to get ourselves sorted out. The way I see it, the problem is that if we can’t come together and agree on at least the basics, then we are completely unable to “organize” our profession in any way. Every process, science, engineering, etc. needs some set of common “principles” that must be agree to by all. We don’t have anything like that.

Until someone can authoritatively say what “professional programming” is, then there really isn’t such a thing, is there? It is just a pile of stuff that people think might work (and of course the industry is proof that it doesn’t). And as long as each programmer isn’t willing to be objective about their technologies and practices, we won’t come together and define any common ground. We’re caught in an endless loop, just going round and round again on the same silly issues. At this rate we’ll need a few hundred years to get ourselves sorted out.

]]> By: Rob Diana http://regulargeek.com/2009/10/04/there-is-no-room-for-zealotry-in-software-development/comment-page-1/#comment-2990 Rob Diana Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:43:51 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=965#comment-2990 Treeman, I recognize the irony in the vim/IDE debate, but I am just saying help those people learn an IDE :) Treeman,

I recognize the irony in the vim/IDE debate, but I am just saying help those people learn an IDE :)

]]> By: Treeman http://regulargeek.com/2009/10/04/there-is-no-room-for-zealotry-in-software-development/comment-page-1/#comment-2989 Treeman Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:38:36 +0000 http://regulargeek.com/?p=965#comment-2989 Great post and I agree with everything, well almost I guess. I'd say vim is nice and that it does have its place but this kind of arguing is what your against and I'll refrain from being zealous :) Great post and I agree with everything, well almost I guess. I’d say vim is nice and that it does have its place but this kind of arguing is what your against and I’ll refrain from being zealous :)

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