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Originally Posted by Tempest
I actually code with my development system set to that... I've got to say though, that after having worked on and fixed some of the most popular scripts available, I have to say the vast majority of programmers in this biz are hacks.. And that includes some that everyone on here have said are top notch programmers.. LOL... One of the most popular scripts is so full of bugs and security holes it just makes me laugh. Not saying my stuff is perfect, no code is.. But by comparison.. sheesh.. it just shocks me.
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I could not agree with the above more.
Without naming names, I remember someone on here who built a very popular script they were selling and had no concept at the time of indexes for mysql as well as a lot of other inefficient code.
Either way, the best asset a programmer can have is experience. I've personally programmed PHP since before it became PHP3 but I still find new ways/techniques to do things better every single day.