I'm not sure that's true, for programmers, or for authors, either.

From a career point of view, hiring an editor makes you a better writer, in the sense that your career will improve. Without one, you'll probably never get hired; it's very hard to see your own typos and spelling mistakes, and if you publish a newspaper full of typos and spelling mistakes, no one will take you seriously. Worse yet, you'll re-inforce your mistakes, and learn bad spelling.

A spelling and grammer checker don't quite equal a good copy editor, but they're a decent first order approximation. Not using them will only hurt.

Similarly, using strictness and warnings are a good first step towards good coding practices. No, they don't help you directly with your program content, but they help you make sure you spend your time writing content, and less time editing for correctness.

In reply to Re^2: warnings and strict -- The 2 Best Ways You Can Improve Your Programming by Anonymous Monk
in thread warnings and strict -- The 2 Best Ways You Can Improve Your Programming by liverpole

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