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		pcsanwald on Nov 23, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stop Using Excel, Finance Chiefs Tell Staffs You could make the same argument about most programming languages. I hate to sound like I'm parroting Spolsky, but, he's right that the reason that the reason every developer ever wants to re-write the code they inherit is because it's easier to write code than it is to read it. It's obviously an exaggeration, but not by much.

princeb on Nov 23, 2017 [–]

the way i tell great developers from good developers is from how willing they are to dive into someone else's turd and make changes to it.

azernik on Nov 23, 2017 | [–]

Oh god the years I spent on doing that with wireless drivers were a fucking nightmare.

Which I guess makes that test more about dedication and attitude than about raw skill.

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