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Unread 03-04-2010, 22:41
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Re: why blame the programmers??

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Originally Posted by ideasrule View Post
I've said a few times that I was sure the problem wasn't the code. Every time, it turned out not to be in the code. A programmer should at least be able to tell if something definitely ISN'T a code issue, when it definitely IS a code issue, and when he should keep quiet because the cause isn't certain.
The programmer should not rule out a code issue in any circumstances that they cannot back up that with definitive proof. No, "Because I wrote it" is not proof.
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