DISQUS

Hello! /var/log/mind is using DISQUS, a powerful comment system, to manage its comments. Learn more.

Community Page

blog.dhananjaynene.com Jump to website »

Subscribe
- New Comments
Community
Top Commenters
- Dhananjay Nene
  52 comments · 3 points
- Paddy3118
  2 comments · 3 points
- rogerdpack
  1 comment · 1 points
- danfairs
  1 comment · 1 points
- washort
  1 comment · 1 points
Popular Threads
Recent Comments
- I hope you people realize how inefficient the code you've written is... After you've divided out all the 2's from the number, you still try to find out if it is divisible by...
  4 months ago by Jaime
  
  in 2009 is not a prime number. A python program to compute factors.
- Boss!! and Bossess!!!! Please use perl for everything. Perl is ultimate for any purpose. Python is slow (even with psycho, pypy) and Java is over verbose. (But Java is faster) Check modperl before...
  6 months ago by Ignaci
  
  in Java : the perpetually undead language
- Yes, and I needed to know. What is the smallest prime factor? I guessed around: 7 (Also, your "copy to clipboard" links don't work for me).
  6 months ago by deeptext
  
  in 2009 is not a prime number. A python program to compute factors.
- There are supposed to be tab indentations. Not sure how to keep the tabs in a post
  6 months ago by Gerry B
  
  in 2009 is not a prime number. A python program to compute factors.
- I just wrote this code (works in python 3.0 with the special "//" for division of integers). This code is much faster and will find your prime factors. I take advantage of the fact that...
  6 months ago by Gerry B
  
  in 2009 is not a prime number. A python program to compute factors.

/var/log/mind

Dhananjay Nene’s free (as in free speech) opinions on all things related to Software Engineering

Jump to original thread »

In defense of passionate programming

Started by Dhananjay Nene · 11 months ago

Mark Dennehy blogs about passion in the context of programming in The case against passion. Took me a while to figure out what he wanted to get at but I think he’s completely mixed up two orthogonal aspects.

Programming is not all about passion.
Passion is the antithesis of go ... Continue reading »

3 comments

Arun Ramamoorthy
1 year ago

I can easily replace the word Programming to Business Analysis or Testing.

While Clinical precision may be required to analyze the problem in hand, solving that problem need not necessarily be without passion.

Isn't it true for any work that requires logical reasoning, there is great need for Passion!.

Naresh Khalasi
1 year ago

I would think that energy and soul are absolutely necessary in a lot of scenarios. In this case is that passion that would play the role of energy/soul to bring out the best.
And yes yourself being a passionate one in the team helps to get the team running a successful marathon.