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From: Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me>
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Subject: Re: Joy of this, Joy of that
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 09:34:10 +0000
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On 11/26/24 14:15, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
> Rich wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:
> 
>> Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> wrote:
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>> The fundamental characteristic of a good programmer is to be able to
>>> deliver an application that is useful. Everything else is secondary.
> 
> Nah, the application must also be maintainable.
> 

The need for maintainability is a consequence of people wanting to use a 
program. Even useful programs, may never need to be maintained.

Additionally, too much concentration on maintainability in development 
can delay a project and cause cancellation before delivery.