Good programmers don't require much project management. No amount of project management will make bad programmers good.

So who are these mythical "Good" and "Bad" programmers? I don't think I've ever met either type. I've seen certain programmers write very low-quality, buggy, insecure, and all around ugly pieces of code before. I've also seen the same programmers turn around and produce extremely solid code the next day.

Were these programmers magically transformed from "Bad programmers" to "Good programmers" overnight? No, they finished working on a poorly defined Big Ball of Mud yesterday and started a well defined project with a knowledgeable manager the next day.

Good project management may not transform a programmer overnight, but it definately can help produce better end results and teach good programming practices at the same time.

In reply to Re: Maxims for Programmers by cjf
in thread Maxims for Programmers by perrin

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