I read it. To me, it came off more as edgy, brash and inexperienced than what it intended to do - to influence people on what skills they should pick up, so that they may, according to the author, not be a 'poor programmer'.
Often, there are two factors that lead to very different code than usual:
- Lack of time and hence taking shortcuts
- Simple code is different from clever code
And, the TL;DR that I wish to convey back is:
- All code sucks given the right circumstances
- A skill learnt over time: being a snob is not the way to influence people
- Everyone starts lousy and gets opportunities to learn and become better - even better than you
- The way people think and envision things is very different, and operating philosophies are very different. There are multiple pathways to succeed and the skills you mentioned do not appear in all of them.
Any time you wish to state such an opinion, please think about what would influence 'poor programmers' to do better than status quo.
Often, there are two factors that lead to very different code than usual:
- Lack of time and hence taking shortcuts
- Simple code is different from clever code
And, the TL;DR that I wish to convey back is:
- All code sucks given the right circumstances
- A skill learnt over time: being a snob is not the way to influence people
- Everyone starts lousy and gets opportunities to learn and become better - even better than you
- The way people think and envision things is very different, and operating philosophies are very different. There are multiple pathways to succeed and the skills you mentioned do not appear in all of them.
Any time you wish to state such an opinion, please think about what would influence 'poor programmers' to do better than status quo.