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Unread 14-02-2006, 16:09
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Re: cease all software development?

So if you are a programmer, are you allowed to think about code (outside of the five-hour window)? I would assume that the answer here is yes. Are you allowed to write pseudo-code? Are you allowed to scratch out actual code on a piece of paper? Are you allowed to use another IDE to test this code and use printf s to see how it works? This is such a slippery slope. I see not the point of this rule; it's not going to be enforced, and it's really up to each person to decide to what extent they wish to follow the rule.

Also (maybe I've gone off on a flight of fancy here, but...) it seems like this rule punishes those who follow it and helps those who are willing to ignore it. I must be wrong about this, it just doesn't seem right. Other than the moral satisfaction of doing it the right way, what is the incentive here? I don't know.


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