"Programs are read more often than they are written" (Kent Beck). Really? Most programmers never read code. Who does all this reading?
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Replying to @peterseibel
@peterseibel I feel like I frequently read pathways that I'm relying on, but whole programs very rarely.1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
Replying to @abeppu
@abeppu@peterseibel Probably what Beck meant. Plus, you don't have a choice but to read if you want to understand and extend functionality.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @abestanway
@abestanway@abeppu@peterseibel I read a lot more code when I worked in Smalltalk, and the tools made it easier to do so. /cc@KentBeck2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
@avibryant @abestanway @abeppu @peterseibel @kentbeck (I also read a lot less API documentation, because it didn't exist.)
12:44 PM - 2 Dec 2012
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