Comments on: Why All Developers Do Not Make Good JavaScript Developers http://walterg2.com/2009/09/03/why-all-developers-do-not-make-good-javascript-developers/ As tools improve, experience declines Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:32:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Private Krankenversicherung http://walterg2.com/2009/09/03/why-all-developers-do-not-make-good-javascript-developers/comment-page-1/#comment-1041 Private Krankenversicherung Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:31:58 +0000 http://walterg2.com/?p=39#comment-1041 the useful content u presented do help our team's research for my company, appreaciate that. - Lucas the useful content u presented do help our team’s research for my company, appreaciate that.

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]]> By: Steve http://walterg2.com/2009/09/03/why-all-developers-do-not-make-good-javascript-developers/comment-page-1/#comment-1001 Steve Fri, 28 May 2010 20:47:30 +0000 http://walterg2.com/?p=39#comment-1001 I agree with the logic, a barley knowledgeable developer will obviously think myopically about getting the job done. Throw in the fact the developer is a hired gun and will be let go after the code is complete and you have the makings of "The Perfect Code Storm". What the problem stems from is that entities that develop a programming language and the institutions that gain profit from teaching it, focus purely on the fundamentals. Even higher educational systems are only in the game to teach the concepts of programming and not best practices. "Which is the way he wants it. Well he gets it." I agree with the logic, a barley knowledgeable developer will obviously think myopically about getting the job done. Throw in the fact the developer is a hired gun and will be let go after the code is complete and you have the makings of “The Perfect Code Storm”.

What the problem stems from is that entities that develop a programming language and the institutions that gain profit from teaching it, focus purely on the fundamentals. Even higher educational systems are only in the game to teach the concepts of programming and not best practices.

“Which is the way he wants it. Well he gets it.”

]]> By: AJ Pahl http://walterg2.com/2009/09/03/why-all-developers-do-not-make-good-javascript-developers/comment-page-1/#comment-497 AJ Pahl Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:27:37 +0000 http://walterg2.com/?p=39#comment-497 I agree with the logic, a barley knowledgeable developer will obviously think myopically about getting the job done. Throw in the fact the developer is a hired gun and will be let go after the code is complete and you have the makings of "The Perfect Code Storm". What the problem stems from is that entities that develop a programming language and the institutions that gain profit from teaching it, focus purely on the fundamentals. Even higher educational systems are only in the game to teach the concepts of programming and not best practices. "Which is the way he wants it. Well he gets it." I agree with the logic, a barley knowledgeable developer will obviously think myopically about getting the job done. Throw in the fact the developer is a hired gun and will be let go after the code is complete and you have the makings of “The Perfect Code Storm”.

What the problem stems from is that entities that develop a programming language and the institutions that gain profit from teaching it, focus purely on the fundamentals. Even higher educational systems are only in the game to teach the concepts of programming and not best practices.

“Which is the way he wants it. Well he gets it.”

]]> By: walterg2 http://walterg2.com/2009/09/03/why-all-developers-do-not-make-good-javascript-developers/comment-page-1/#comment-490 walterg2 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:19:38 +0000 http://walterg2.com/?p=39#comment-490 <a href="#comment-480" rel="nofollow">@Mike Busch</a> Yeah, the example was extremely simplified, but the concepts is pretty solid. There is a ton of JavaScript out in the web today that uses generically named variables that make sense in the context of what the developer was working to accomplish, but did not take into account what it would do with something else that could be added to the site. @Mike Busch
Yeah, the example was extremely simplified, but the concepts is pretty solid. There is a ton of JavaScript out in the web today that uses generically named variables that make sense in the context of what the developer was working to accomplish, but did not take into account what it would do with something else that could be added to the site.

]]> By: Mike Busch http://walterg2.com/2009/09/03/why-all-developers-do-not-make-good-javascript-developers/comment-page-1/#comment-480 Mike Busch Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:59:21 +0000 http://walterg2.com/?p=39#comment-480 Agreed. Although there is definitely something to be said of a poly-skilled development team. I putting a team of specialists together and committing to keeping them together for a year or more, would be the best way to develop that poly-skilling WHILE keeping subject matter experts on the team to address more difficult problems (Timers in JS are NEVER simple). Great post. Agreed. Although there is definitely something to be said of a poly-skilled development team. I putting a team of specialists together and committing to keeping them together for a year or more, would be the best way to develop that poly-skilling WHILE keeping subject matter experts on the team to address more difficult problems (Timers in JS are NEVER simple).

Great post.

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