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- A story about a new-guy coder who is sorry he didn't get to meet his predecessor
Someplace I read this story. But I can't recall where. Anybody?
This guy, Fred, starts a new coding job. And he is working industriously and enjoying himself. But he keeps seeing the name of the coder whose code he is maintaining. And that guy is not in the office. So he asks his co-workers about the missing guy. Oh, that's George. He does not work here any more. George was amazing. He made it a point to use every single feature of the programming language in every single program he wrote. He was amazing in his knowledge of the fine details and nuanced rules of the inner workings of the language. But... He does not work here anymore. Fred was very sorry to have missed the chance to meet this guy.
The implication of the story is, if you try to use every feature of a programming language, even if you do it correctly with full detailed knowledge, chances are that pretty soon you won't work there any more. Does anybody remember this story?
This guy, Fred, starts a new coding job. And he is working industriously and enjoying himself. But he keeps seeing the name of the coder whose code he is maintaining. And that guy is not in the office. So he asks his co-workers about the missing guy. Oh, that's George. He does not work here any more. George was amazing. He made it a point to use every single feature of the programming language in every single program he wrote. He was amazing in his knowledge of the fine details and nuanced rules of the inner workings of the language. But... He does not work here anymore. Fred was very sorry to have missed the chance to meet this guy.
The implication of the story is, if you try to use every feature of a programming language, even if you do it correctly with full detailed knowledge, chances are that pretty soon you won't work there any more. Does anybody remember this story?