tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post7500315378223954977..comments2024-03-27T15:13:24.764-04:00Comments on Computer Science Teacher: Code Slow Finish FastAlfred Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05575057876858763822noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post-45945932753308298062017-04-14T13:18:13.789-04:002017-04-14T13:18:13.789-04:00Doing it right takes all the fun out of it. How d...Doing it right takes all the fun out of it. How does that saying go? "Two hours of code hacking prevents five minutes of thinking."Garthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post-32453612055888099412017-04-13T08:09:18.369-04:002017-04-13T08:09:18.369-04:00The quick and dirty is one of my problems with mos...The quick and dirty is one of my problems with most coding competitions. I prefer events that have a longer time frame and involve more significant projects.Alfred C Thompson IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011086242006020298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post-80360671181673071252017-04-12T17:43:37.260-04:002017-04-12T17:43:37.260-04:00It's interesting that coding competitions rewa...It's interesting that coding competitions reward quick and dirty rather than well thought out, designed, and implemented.Mike Zamanskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15069276938781711576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677687.post-16414508451516217732017-04-12T17:19:19.224-04:002017-04-12T17:19:19.224-04:00A never ending struggle.
Am I just doing a quick ...A never ending struggle.<br /><br />Am I just doing a quick script to massage some data or will I have to use it again? Just once? Ok, I'll do it quick and dirty.<br /><br />Months later -- doing it again?<br /><br />How many times before it's time to refactor?<br /><br />Even experienced programmers can have a hard time knowing when it's best to bang it out and when it's best to be more clever or general.<br /><br />Great topic for ongoing discussion with a class though.Mike Zamanskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15069276938781711576noreply@blogger.com