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If I were the client I would like to think my systems were a tad more robust than that - a comment breaking a system ? the system has to be the worst design I have ever come across - as soon as i hear words like genius or expert bandied about I run for the hills. If he'd spoken to me like that I'd have decked him.
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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That wasn't code it was an abomination - I always comment and date any changes to code.
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Felt like I was living a nightmare. 
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Wow, that's the very definition of a cult - where the untouchable guru does stupid poo and everyone looks up to them unquestioningly.
Jake was lucky to get fired so quickly - hopefully he found a decent place.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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I remember a story where a colleague's code was not working. He asked for help and i found the code interspersed with many blank lines, so much so that between successive statements there 10 blank lines. I deleted these blank lines so as more easily comprehend the logic. He got angry 😡 and asked me not to do that. I went away, and not sure how he resolved it. (Was still a junior developer at that time).
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I can only suppose he thought it made the blocks more readable when viewed on his computer (so not necessarily anyone else.
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That is simply amazingly stupid.
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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I guess it is fictionalized.
(I hope it is)
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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Hmmm....
Maybe.
But I have seen, multiple companies, where developers treat their database like a meta data store. There are reasons to do that but the cases I have seen seemed to suggest more that they just figured out what a meta data solution was.
Myself I have done dynamic code creation for multiple companies. At times perhaps producing more than a 1,000 code files. But the output was code files. And I was well aware of the complexity challenges that can happen with multiple developers understanding and attempting to maintain the original system. So these days I always just do that as a one shot.
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Reminds of MVVM ... "Yeah, but ... How do you do it in MVVM?" Or, it's not MVVM! (But don't ask "why" MVVM, in a given case)
"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I
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This is SCM abuse!
Delete the JSON thingy and check in the fully realized .js file!
“It’s full of stars”
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Graeme_Grant wrote: the link: The Inner JSON Effect - The Daily WTF[^]
I think the lesson here (for Tom) is, just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
Is it clever? Maybe. But "nasty" doesn't even begin to describe it.
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Is expensive?
3k per year is a big no. Our first language is Python. I need a shower every time I mention the language.
Yeah, might sound weird to Americans. In Europe, education is in general free. And yes, 3k per year is more than I can afford, aight?
Should I stay, or should I go? This indecision bugging me.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Python, no less! Python everybody!
Absolute rubbish, laddie.
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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BASIC would even be a better choice.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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skool ? to learn programming ? makes no sense . 3K yet . 3K would buy a great many textbooks and web downloads . the best edumacation i ever received was that which i taught to myself . -Best
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It would get me a recognized degree 
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Since 1967 I taught myself:
Fortran,
Pascal,
C
C++,
C# (All varieties)
SQL,
Java (Not Javascript)
Kotlin (For Android apps)
Jetpack Compose variation of Kotlin
I never spent a dime on classes as far as I can remember
Ok, I have had my coffee, so you can all come out now!
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If'n I recall correctly, my tuition in the 80s was about three kilobucks (USD) per semester.
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In that era, you could work 20 hours a week and cover all school and living expenses except for unexpected emergency, that is when you called the parents: “Send Money!”
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You but for those 6k yearly you now know what a semester is; I had to look it up
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: Our first language is Python. I need a shower every time I mention the language.
That is a very popular language. So learning it is a good thing. Will they be teaching other languages?
TIOBE Index - TIOBE[^]
Eddy Vluggen wrote: Should I stay, or should I go?
Can you get a job without it?
Most jobs I see state a degree is needed. But myself I figure that with 5 years of job experience a degree is meaningless.
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jschell wrote: That is a very popular language
So was gwbasic once, but that doesn't mean that it is suited for real life applications nor learning how to program.
jschell wrote: So learning it is a good thing.
It can't hurt to learn to read it, but don't ever expect me to use it in a business environment
jschell wrote: But myself I figure that with 5 years of job experience a degree is meaningless.
I'm at 20+ years.
Still, I'm asked if there's a degree, because it makes a difference in what they'll pay for you.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: So was gwbasic once, but that doesn't mean that it is suited for real life applications nor learning how to program.
Sorry but no that is not an argument.
As a professional programmer the point is to deliver products/services for the company you work for. Not focus on odd ideals.
Companies are using PHP. They are looking to hire people that know how to use it. And the market share is increasing.
Certainly there are some more marketable languages out there but that is the one the school is teaching. Certainly better than something like Go or Rust.
So there is nothing wrong with learning it.
Eddy Vluggen wrote: but don't ever expect me to use it in a business environment
And certainly not if you don't know it in the first place.
Although I have learned every new language I know on the job for the past 30 years.
Eddy Vluggen wrote: I'm at 20+ years.
Not sure how that is relevant. But just so it is clear I have 40 years of experience. And I have many years of experience in C, C++, Java, C# and SQL. Along with various other things.
Eddy Vluggen wrote: because it makes a difference in what they'll pay for you.
Maybe a thing in Europe?
In the US only time that matters for pay is where they are hiring MBA or PHD. And probably then only from specialty programs with published research. It was Big Data and now it is AI.
Only time I really experienced a degree concern in the US was in the era of 'IBM is great'. Certainly nothing since then. Unless of course the person has no work experience at all.
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jschell wrote: As a professional programmer the point is to deliver products/services for the company you work for. Not focus on odd ideals.
Not an odd ideal; I get paid for quality. That cannot be done in gwbasic.
jschell wrote: So there is nothing wrong with learning it
Learning is good  But no, I will never ever write a line of code that goes to production in phyton. Popular might be, but not safe.
jschell wrote: Although I have learned every new language I know on the job for the past 30 years.
In a non-school environment, you get a week to learn a language.
jschell wrote: In the US
Things different there.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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