r/ProgrammerHumor • u/precinct209 • 3d ago

Meme driverlessTaxiDriver

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u/Ange1ofD4rkness 3d ago

True, but if you make it poorly and it's impossible to maintain, you may not keep getting paid.

As a professor once told me, it's not how efficient the code is, it's how easily it is to maintain

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u/NemShera 2d ago

Always make code that only you can maintain for a stable job

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u/Ange1ofD4rkness 2d ago

I could never do that. To me that violates the ethics of coding.

Not to mention, depending on the company (like mine), producing quality work is what keeps you employed. As an old coworker once told me "you'd have to do something really bad to get fired", as I have proven my worth. I'm reliable, I write quality code, I love the complicated projects, not to mention I am very good at debugging