hardcopy/productivity inverse correlation

[JOHN HEIM]

In article <46 at resumix.UUCP> resumix!stevans at decwrl.dec.com (Mark Stevans) writes:
> I invite commentary and/or anecdotes for or against the following thesis:
> 	There is, in general, an inverse correlation between the amount of
> 	source code hardcopy a programmer employs and the productivity of
> 	that programmer.

I definately agree.  In fact I've advanced the same theory myself at 
times.  I've seen *several* exceptions, great programmers who print 
stuff alot (many times they're folks who first learned to program on a 
teletype).  But the vast majority of people who I've seen who make 
alot of code listings are poor programmers.   Mostly they print stuff 
when they're in trouble and can't get a handle on what their own 
program is doing (usually due to poor stucture).

The place I worked at before comming here, which had several excellent 
programmers, didn't really even *have* a way to make code listings.

Of course, I'm one of those people who never make code listings so 
maybe I'm just egotistical.
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