I like this better than 95% of what's written in this thread (and better than the original post). My favorite part is "don't follow advices [sic] blindly". Fresh college graduates have a peculiar way of damaging code when they follow best practices without the experiences to back them.
I would add one thing.
Know your target. Batch programs, daemons, microcontroller programs, cross-platform programs are all different and you're going to end up with different styles.
Well that is the difference between writing code and bringing a solution that fits a problem.
I fully agree.
But IT has become shove sellers to other shove seller hoping for a new gold rush to happen.
Computers have still not proven to be an actual improvement to the economy. Positive impact cannot be measured. I guess I know why.
It looks like the lost bet of Diesel to empower the poorest to have access to the economy and fight equally with capitalists able to buy steam machine thanks to the banks: IP laws makes it impossible for a new economy to rise.
Those who do not learn from the errors of the past are doomed to reproduce them.
I would add one thing.
Know your target. Batch programs, daemons, microcontroller programs, cross-platform programs are all different and you're going to end up with different styles.