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What is the most important thing in writing code?   [Edit]

Survey period: 14 Jun 2004 to 20 Jun 2004

Which of the following would you rank as your #1 goal when writing code?

OptionVotes% 
Writing bug-free code39528.03
Writing easily extensible code23016.32
Writing easily maintainable code45432.22
Writing code that can be understood by others16811.92
Writing fast code372.63
Writing resource-efficient code684.83

View optional text answers (73 answers)


 
GeneralRe: No fast code? Pin
James R. Twine15-Jun-04 7:23
James R. Twine15-Jun-04 7:23 
GeneralRe: No fast code? Pin
peterchen15-Jun-04 7:32
peterchen15-Jun-04 7:32 
GeneralRe: No fast code? Pin
James R. Twine15-Jun-04 7:53
James R. Twine15-Jun-04 7:53 
GeneralRe: No fast code? Pin
Chris Maunder15-Jun-04 6:33
cofounderChris Maunder15-Jun-04 6:33 
GeneralBug free code? Pin
KevinHall14-Jun-04 9:02
KevinHall14-Jun-04 9:02 
GeneralRe: Bug free code? Pin
Anonymous14-Jun-04 17:04
Anonymous14-Jun-04 17:04 
GeneralRe: Bug free code? Pin
Tim Smith14-Jun-04 17:14
Tim Smith14-Jun-04 17:14 
GeneralMy perspective Pin
ian mariano14-Jun-04 8:57
ian mariano14-Jun-04 8:57 
I said "All of the above -- writing CORRECT code." That pretty much encapsulates all of the provided options.

When writing code, above all it must solve the need in design behind the code and follow the stated options, in other words, it should be correct. Each developer may come up with equally valid and correct code. Elegance is nice, but that can be sacrificed for optimization, robustness and extensibility. Measure twice and cut once [Design], play well with your environment, always have an error strategy, and above all have fun :P


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GeneralThe only possible answer Pin
Gary Wheeler14-Jun-04 8:11
Gary Wheeler14-Jun-04 8:11 
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Navin14-Jun-04 8:13
Navin14-Jun-04 8:13 
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Anthony_Yio14-Jun-04 15:47
Anthony_Yio14-Jun-04 15:47 
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Blake Miller14-Jun-04 9:28
Blake Miller14-Jun-04 9:28 
GeneralRe: The only possible answer Pin
Tim Smith14-Jun-04 17:12
Tim Smith14-Jun-04 17:12 
GeneralRe: The only possible answer Pin
Chris Maunder15-Jun-04 6:35
cofounderChris Maunder15-Jun-04 6:35 
GeneralRe: The only possible answer Pin
Gary Wheeler15-Jun-04 7:36
Gary Wheeler15-Jun-04 7:36 

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