ýProgramming MIS-Takes
lProgrammers always work alone
–We use separate computers, files, etc.
lCode is a write-once medium
–Rewriting is seldom performed
–Few people read code
lCorrectness must come first
–Other considerations are postponed
–We don’t explicitly learn other qualities
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When we program, our first concern is generally whether the program gets the correct answer or not.  We don’t worry much about how it is structured, whether it looks good, if someone else can understand it, if we might be able to reuse parts of it for another assignment, and so on.  Qualities other than correctness are addressed much later if at all.