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What is the most important aspect of programming?   [Edit]

Survey period: 27 Feb 2006 to 5 Mar 2006

Is coding a trade, an art or something else? (suggested by Corinna John)

OptionVotes% 
Artistic expression in coding19520.86
Following best practices32835.08
Craftsmanship / attention to detail48151.44
Value for money to your employer / customers30132.19
Technological innovation27429.30
Technical correctness of your algorithms35237.65
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%

View optional text answers (108 answers)


 
GeneralWhat?!?! Pin
Colin Angus Mackay26-Feb-06 22:04
Colin Angus Mackay26-Feb-06 22:04 
GeneralRe: What?!?! Pin
Nish Nishant27-Feb-06 1:24
sitebuilderNish Nishant27-Feb-06 1:24 
GeneralRe: What?!?! Pin
Corinna John27-Feb-06 2:36
Corinna John27-Feb-06 2:36 
GeneralMissing Option? Pin
Phil.Benson26-Feb-06 21:27
professionalPhil.Benson26-Feb-06 21:27 
GeneralRe: Missing Option? Pin
Colin Angus Mackay26-Feb-06 22:06
Colin Angus Mackay26-Feb-06 22:06 
GeneralRe: Missing Option - Maintanibility Pin
Dale Thompson27-Feb-06 4:30
Dale Thompson27-Feb-06 4:30 
GeneralRe: Missing Option - Maintanibility Pin
Colin Angus Mackay27-Feb-06 4:33
Colin Angus Mackay27-Feb-06 4:33 
GeneralRe: Missing Option - Maintanibility Pin
Phil.Benson27-Feb-06 8:35
professionalPhil.Benson27-Feb-06 8:35 
Dale Thompson wrote:
"Personally - I'm sick (and tired) of cleaning up and productizing software projects that others made w/o any thought to maintenance!"

I could sing a song about thisMad | :mad:




bum... and I thought I´d got rid of all the bugs Frown | :(
Generalart that requires skills Pin
peterchen26-Feb-06 20:32
peterchen26-Feb-06 20:32 
GeneralRe: art that requires skills Pin
KarstenK26-Feb-06 21:28
mveKarstenK26-Feb-06 21:28 
GeneralRe: art that requires skills Pin
Jörgen Sigvardsson27-Feb-06 1:48
Jörgen Sigvardsson27-Feb-06 1:48 
GeneralRe: art that requires skills Pin
KarstenK27-Feb-06 2:19
mveKarstenK27-Feb-06 2:19 
GeneralRe: art that requires skills Pin
WillemM27-Feb-06 6:31
WillemM27-Feb-06 6:31 
GeneralRe: art that requires skills Pin
Hamed Musavi27-Feb-06 21:29
Hamed Musavi27-Feb-06 21:29 
GeneralNo CListCtrl Pin
Jörgen Sigvardsson26-Feb-06 20:04
Jörgen Sigvardsson26-Feb-06 20:04 
GeneralRe: No CListCtrl Pin
peterchen26-Feb-06 20:28
peterchen26-Feb-06 20:28 
GeneralRe: No CListCtrl Pin
Corinna John26-Feb-06 20:35
Corinna John26-Feb-06 20:35 
GeneralRe: No CListCtrl Pin
Jörgen Sigvardsson26-Feb-06 20:38
Jörgen Sigvardsson26-Feb-06 20:38 
GeneralRe: No CListCtrl Pin
Colin Angus Mackay27-Feb-06 1:29
Colin Angus Mackay27-Feb-06 1:29 
GeneralRe: No CListCtrl Pin
Vikram A Punathambekar28-Feb-06 3:58
Vikram A Punathambekar28-Feb-06 3:58 
GeneralRe: No CListCtrl Pin
Emilio Garavaglia1-Mar-06 4:09
Emilio Garavaglia1-Mar-06 4:09 
GeneralRe: No CListCtrl Pin
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe2-Mar-06 0:03
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe2-Mar-06 0:03 
General1st Vote and post! Pin
leppie26-Feb-06 18:07
leppie26-Feb-06 18:07 
GeneralRe: 1st Vote and post! Pin
peterchen26-Feb-06 20:39
peterchen26-Feb-06 20:39 
GeneralRe: 1st Vote and post! Pin
NormDroid26-Feb-06 21:44
professionalNormDroid26-Feb-06 21:44 

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