Programmers who know how to maintain balance should not only pursue development speed

Recently, when preparing an outsourcing team, I thought about: as a programmer, what are the most precious qualities? A word has always appeared in my mind, and it is a balance. We can see that when a successful programmer is developing, his understanding of the balance is reflected in many aspects. Below are some of them:

Speed and quality

One of the most representative examples is the balance between speed and quality during software development. When developing software, if you only want to speed, without considering the maintainability of the Code, this will always be the next strategy. This is just as undesirable as you repeatedly design and think about your software without having to give it to users. Balanced programmers can develop code quickly and ensure that the Code submitted throughout the development cycle is of high quality.

Emerging and traditional technologies

Balance is critical when selecting development tools and technical frameworks. When balanced programmers choose to adopt certain technologies, their starting point is that these technologies are emerging and exciting. The reason for rejecting some technologies is that they are not named or unconfirmed. Balanced programmers will use their own scales to evaluate emerging technologies and consider potential risks while balancing the benefits of these functions.

Conclusion

If you have watched someone's speech at a seminar and then read the code he wrote, you will know, A person's ability to talk about technology is not equivalent to his ability to use it. On the other hand, you will see some very quiet guys sitting in the basement of your company, writing fast and beautiful code, but no one cares. Programmers who know how to balance themselves know that they can make full use of what they do and what they say.

That is to say...

By using an old saying, you must maintain a balance in everything, including balancing yourself. An imbalance will obviously lead to any transaction failure. Everyone has their own personal thoughts. This is a good thing, but the premise is that you want to achieve a balance. It is a guarantee for you to do things well.

This article is translated from The Balanced Developer article.

Source: IT comments from external journals