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July 30, 2007 |
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THE artistic programming NEWSLETTER paint your dreams! |
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The third issue of Artistic Programming newsletters is out and is multiplying fast among the programming community. Have you caught the virus yet? A Quick WordWe all have met programmers who seem to have a magical touch. They write a complex piece of software and it works the first time it is run. When called to fix a peer's bug, they just look at different parts of the code, change a "<" to "<=" and everything works great. When searching for something on Google, they plug in a few keywords and the first article gives the information being searched. Even in meetings, everybody listens to them. Everything in life seems to be partial towards them. Computers, compilers, team members, managers, even Google seems to favor them. Life is not fair. And then, there are many who have to write and re-write their code again and again to make it work. They spend nights and nights fixing bugs that seem to exist without any rhyme or reason. They spend hours searching for the information on Google and still get little information. They spend all their time in meetings, sulking. "Nobody listens to me." What is the common thread running behind all of these? It is not your knowledge of programming language, data structures, algorithms (or even Google keywords). It is all about "thinking skills". An individual with great thinking skills will be very effective and efficient everywhere. No other single skill would elevate your productivity and effectiveness as a programmer as much as enhancing your skills of thinking effectively as a programmer. Mysteriously, when you master it, you will find yourself being productive and effective everywhere else. May be, you will get a big applause in the next team meeting for that suggestion you make. Who knows, you may be the winner in the game of bowling the next time your team goes out... APPLY IT. You know you have it. DID YOU KNOW?In 1990, when Java was still just an idea, Gosling knew that this new language had to focus on developer productivity. He concentrated on reliability, object-oriented capability, and initiating early error checking. As enterprises migrate from C++ to Java development systems, formal studies—such as IDC's Java Technology Pays Positively—are showing that developer productivity has increased two-fold. According to IDC's study, the productivity has increased because Java's discipline yields a tighter object-oriented framework and fewer errors during unit testing. The plethora of available Java development tools also helps developers leverage the language's power quickly and efficiently. |
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