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What are the worst habit a developer can have?

Survey period: 28 Jun 2021 to 5 Jul 2021

Obviously not an exhaustive list...

OptionVotes% 
Reinventing the wheel instead of using existing libraries35140.48
Prematurely optimising18821.68
Adding a million features "just in case"35340.72
Not commenting (especially when it's tricky code)43149.71
Commenting too much12214.07
Massively over-engineering things40146.25
Pulling in new technologies / libraries / frameworks for no good reason44150.87
Using the same tool for every single problem11913.73
Leaving edge cases and error handling to others36341.87
5,000 line functions39445.44
Other (please comment)242.77
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%



 
GeneralRe: Other: not working with others Pin
Slacker00728-Jun-21 10:19
professionalSlacker00728-Jun-21 10:19 
GeneralRe: Other: not working with others Pin
Dan Neely30-Jun-21 3:04
Dan Neely30-Jun-21 3:04 
GeneralRe: Other: not working with others Pin
Slacker00730-Jun-21 3:17
professionalSlacker00730-Jun-21 3:17 
GeneralRe: Other: not working with others Pin
Dan Neely30-Jun-21 3:48
Dan Neely30-Jun-21 3:48 
GeneralWorst Developer Habit Pin
jlogan42728-Jun-21 5:32
jlogan42728-Jun-21 5:32 
GeneralRe: Worst Developer Habit Pin
PSU Steve29-Jun-21 3:22
professionalPSU Steve29-Jun-21 3:22 
GeneralRe: Worst Developer Habit Pin
Peter R. Fletcher29-Jun-21 4:12
Peter R. Fletcher29-Jun-21 4:12 
GeneralFirst, my "other" comment Pin
W Balboos, GHB28-Jun-21 4:16
W Balboos, GHB28-Jun-21 4:16 
Generalall of the above Pin
Slacker00728-Jun-21 1:49
professionalSlacker00728-Jun-21 1:49 
GeneralRe: all of the above Pin
W Balboos, GHB28-Jun-21 4:17
W Balboos, GHB28-Jun-21 4:17 
GeneralRe: all of the above Pin
MichaelLuna29-Jun-21 6:58
MichaelLuna29-Jun-21 6:58 
GeneralOne more ... Pin
Amarnath S28-Jun-21 0:31
professionalAmarnath S28-Jun-21 0:31 
General"Massively over-engineering things"? No, no ... that's a plus! Pin
OriginalGriff27-Jun-21 23:19
mveOriginalGriff27-Jun-21 23:19 
GeneralRe: "Massively over-engineering things"? No, no ... that's a plus! Pin
Jacquers28-Jun-21 23:21
Jacquers28-Jun-21 23:21 
GeneralRe: "Massively over-engineering things"? No, no ... that's a plus! Pin
Matt McGuire29-Jun-21 4:33
professionalMatt McGuire29-Jun-21 4:33 
GeneralRe: "Massively over-engineering things"? No, no ... that's a plus! Pin
Daniel Pfeffer30-Jun-21 23:01
professionalDaniel Pfeffer30-Jun-21 23:01 
GeneralRe: "Massively over-engineering things"? No, no ... that's a plus! Pin
OriginalGriff30-Jun-21 23:28
mveOriginalGriff30-Jun-21 23:28 
GeneralAlmost all of them Pin
den2k8827-Jun-21 20:58
professionalden2k8827-Jun-21 20:58 
GeneralEverything and even more Pin
Bernhard Hiller27-Jun-21 20:49
Bernhard Hiller27-Jun-21 20:49 
General(Almost) all of them? PinPopular
Mike (Prof. Chuck)27-Jun-21 18:35
professionalMike (Prof. Chuck)27-Jun-21 18:35 
GeneralRe: (Almost) all of them? Pin
Bernhard Hiller27-Jun-21 20:52
Bernhard Hiller27-Jun-21 20:52 
GeneralRe: (Almost) all of them? Pin
Mike (Prof. Chuck)28-Jun-21 0:33
professionalMike (Prof. Chuck)28-Jun-21 0:33 
GeneralRe: (Almost) all of them? Pin
Sander Rossel27-Jun-21 22:15
professionalSander Rossel27-Jun-21 22:15 
GeneralRe: (Almost) all of them? Pin
Mike (Prof. Chuck)28-Jun-21 0:38
professionalMike (Prof. Chuck)28-Jun-21 0:38 
GeneralRe: (Almost) all of them? Pin
Sander Rossel28-Jun-21 1:13
professionalSander Rossel28-Jun-21 1:13 

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