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Fast is better than slow (dubroy.com)
submitted 5 days ago by codeinabox@programming.dev to c/programming@programming.dev
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About 10 years ago, I realized all the best programmers I had worked with had something in common: they were fast. By that I mean that they moved quickly: we’d discuss a problem and an hour or two later they’d already have a patch ready or a prototype to show off.

It took me a while, but eventually I realized: they weren’t fast because they were great programmers, they were great programmers because they were fast.

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[-] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 3 points 5 days ago

speed alone doesn’t make someone a good programmer

OP didn't make that claim. They said all else being equal fast is better than slow. They also said that in their experience, the best programmers they knew were good because they were fast (not withholding other potential reasons they were good).

Your point is consistent with the OP's thesis.

this post was submitted on 01 Jun 2026
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