May 12th, 2009

Hidden Truths

I have always loved this quotation:

“[P]rogramming is an art form, whose real value can only be appreciated by another versed in the same arcane art; there are lovely gems and brilliant coups hidden from human view and admiration, sometimes forever, by the very nature of the process. You can learn a lot about an individual just by reading through his code.”
— Ed Nather

I suspect it’s true in other complex disciplines as well. It’s just that programming happens to be the one that I know well.

* Filed by Michael at 15:45 under Quotation, Technology
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