Coding Horror has a sweet write up on Coding Buddy.
But the part I loved the best when it showed up in the RSS feed was the associated sketch.
Priceless
I know on several projects I have ran into this and even though in certain situation you can’t blurt out WTF, but you sure are thinking it along with the slow dull screams of WTF am I doing on this project!
Coding Buddy, its truly fact and not a work of fiction. It can make a big difference. I know even a conference call can help shake out the WLF/minute level. Being someone that is working on three projects (day job and other) coding buddy is solely missed.
Sometimes you don’t get the added benefit of sitting next to other developers all day. Sometimes that is good, sometimes it makes you review some of you project code months later and the WTF meter is pegged. What the heck was going on then.. normally deadlines that “others” wanted met, 60 days before the project even started. I count myself lucky that in all my development life I have only been in one project that I would call a complete failure and that ship just sank of horrible death. Definatly no coding buddies there and a bunch of developers all on islands to themselves. Never good.
Design first, Think often, Refactor more AND talk to a coding buddy (even if it is your childhood furry bear) so the w/min levels are under control.
Friends don’t let friends code without a buddy.
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