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How to tell good code from bad, redux.

Posted by Sander_Marechal on · 2 comments
Technocrat; By Guy Fawkes
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A couple of days ago I asked a question of Technocrat, that question was "How do I, a non coder, tell good code from bad?" and had the rider "Do not tell me to ask another coder." Despite more responses than most other articles, I did not come away with an answer that I could give to anyone else.

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Comments (2)

I suggest eating the cake. It's the best way to tell what you think of the recipe as a none chef because almost any other criteria of judging is going to be technical and therefore need someone who understands to appreciate it.
pw -

You have hit on the reality of life.

Non-coders don't give a rat's behind about the quality of the code --- whatever quality code actually means.

They care about things that work well and don't have a lot of problems.

As a practical matter, that tends to go along with good code, but...

To technicians, code quality is highly subjective. And,sometimes, just weird.

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