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Author: Johan Helsingius
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] I think you guys just might like my linkedin post
Yes, most pieces by Bert Hubert are worth reading.

    Julf




On 19/02/2024 02:04, Steve Litt wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a feeling you guys might like my latest Linkedin post, so I'm
> reproducing it here:
>
> ================================================
> Folks call me a graybeard, retro-grouch, "afraid to learn new things",
> "reinenting the wheel" and "get real, this is (fill in year) for my
> refusal to willy-nilly incorporate low-benefit layers of abstraction
> and questionable "other people's code". Now this IEEE article says I
> was on to something all these years:
>
> https://spectrum.ieee.org/lean-software-development
>
> Whether my viewpoint is right or wrong, the real tragedy is that the
> "don't reinvent the wheel" orthodoxy has spawned many developers who
> were never taught the option of coding it themselves, so they have no
> choice but to assemble their code from the software world's spare
> parts box.
> ================================================
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
>
> Autumn 2023 featured book: Rapid Learning for the 21st Century
> http://www.troubleshooters.com/rl21
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