Miles Neale (9/5/2012)
If you code what you think and not what you know the eventual result is failure. Best read and understand parts of TAOCP vols 4 and 5 to get background and then find other particulars unique to the challenge you are faced with.I fear for those who have "no fear" and 'just do it" when it comes to development of personal or cowboy algorthms in real business.
You have to understand the business, and the data to make information and informed choices. Without the application of true wisdom we are condemed to foolishness and folly.
End rant, restart work!
M.
Agreed. When I was a junior programmer, I was sent to the business unit I was going to be supporting and spent the next 6 months learning the business. After that it was almost 6 months of doing nothing but learning the change control process inside and out by moving code in and out of test for my team. Probably doesn't happen anywhere any more. While there are probably more efficient ways of doing it, the general idea is still very valid. (Sorry for the old geezer story....but man I'm not that old! )
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