Programming issues

This is a list of issues that I (or others) have found in E2 about computer programming. This includes holy wars, programming style or other things that don't have an easy (or obvious) answer.

Infighting and Pain

• Why programmers don't comment their code
• Commenting Code
• Completely insane programming teacher
• Emacs Vi disjunction
• geek fatigue
• Exhaustive programming disorder
• What I hate about working on code with others
• Our society is so viciously addicted to caffeine that it's sickening
• Why C++ Sucks
• We're all missing the point on computer security
• Programming as a heavy metal song
• Why does taking a programming class in a language you already know suck so much?

• Six steps to better software
• Programming as Art - you must read this if you're a programmer. Seriously.
• Ordering a pizza over the Internet - a very important skill..

• Using public variables in C++
• How to exchange two variables without using a third
• How to shoot yourself in the foot in any programming language

• Programming Jokes
• Obscure variable names
• Amusing comments in source code
• Grepping the kernel source for 'fuck'
• Programming for Rednecks
• Book of Mozilla