Generalize, or Fix The Problem?
- by Droogans
Which of these two programmers is "better", from a managerial standpoint?
The first programmer is Albert. You tell Al to make a system that will pass you the salt at the dinner table. He does it in less than a day. It works fine.
The second programmer is Ben. Ben is told to make a program to pass the salt, and after two days, he's still working…