cousin_it comments on Open Thread: March 2010, part 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: cousin_it 12 March 2010 12:42:48PM *  -1 points [-]

Yes, absolutely. The former path (working or contracting for many small companies) is the one I'd heartily recommend to novices. The latter path... scares me.

Comment author: murat 12 March 2010 01:51:12PM 2 points [-]

Maybe you are scared because you are aware that writing maintainable code is harder than writing code without that constraint?

Comment author: cousin_it 12 March 2010 02:10:02PM 2 points [-]

I write maintainable code anyway, and I'm friends with several people who maintain my past code and don't seem to complain. No, working at BigCo scares me because it tends to be a very one-sided activity. Employees at small companies and contractors face much more variety in what they have to do every day.