Subj : Re: RIP Niklaus Wirth
To   : Bob Worm
From : Dr. What
Date : Thu Feb 15 2024 07:43 am

-=> Bob Worm wrote to Dr. What <=-

 BW> Oh, yes. A hundred times... and usually said dev then leaves the
 BW> company and nobody can maintain this completely bespoke thing they left
 BW> behind with no documentation!

This happened a lot in my previous company.  I spent countless hours
de-clever-ing things that were made by people who didn't stay to maintain them.

 BW> As one of my university lecturers used to say - there's a difference
 BW> between being clever and being smart...

And he's right on.


.... I'd love to, but my bathroom tiles need grouting.
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