Why Code Has Gone Bad
I code, that is, I write programs that run on computers. I learned C++ early on, and I loved it. I wanted to learn C, because C was created so that UNIX could be written, and personally I think UNIX is very very sexy.
I am a Linux zealot. Linux is the free Operating System that is very similar to UNIX. But thats another topic altogether. Point is, I learned C++ so that I could manipulate and rewrite parts of my operating system. Because I enjoyed being able to do so, I found it to be a good thing I learn PERL as well. Perl used to be considered a “quick and dirty” fix for any POSIX operating system, basically anything that wasn’t Windows.
Proprietary code quality is poor. People blame the programmers working in major corporations for this. But heres the problem that people don’t think about. Corporations are run by business minds, not coding minds. Business minds want to release code as fast as they can, as cheaply as possible to generate the most profits. This means it isnt being tested enough and its not being written in a way that allows the coder to put forth meaningful code. Its a rush, consider how the Sistine chapel would look if you had a gun to Michelangelo’s head…
These days thinking outside the box will find you frowned at, this works to further stifle creative coding.