Mark 6 months ago Posting this with the caveat that different projects have different requirements, but I've seen plenty of programmers who consider cutting corners universally unacceptable. There are no absolutes. The correct answer is always "it depends". Joel on SoftwareThe Duct Tape ProgrammerJamie Zawinski is what I would call a duct-tape programmer. And I say that with a great deal of respect. He is the kind of programmer who is hard a...
