I believe this thread has the wrong title. It should be “Programmers Vs Joe Maintenance”
Programmers are not necessarily Engineers. Too many so-called “programmers” cannot engineer anything. They know nothing about motors, designing systems, sizing wiring or conduits, etc. Don’t get me wrong, programmers fill a valuable niche but they are simply another cog in the wheel.
As a startup person for several system integrators I have been left holding the bag way too many times trying to start up a piece of sh@#t program “guaranteed” to work by an overpaid, over-rated, pompous programmer.
Whether the program was written in ladder, STL, or “C” made no difference. They were poorly written, tested, and not documented sufficiently.
Thanks for letting me rant a little.
Programmers are not necessarily Engineers. Too many so-called “programmers” cannot engineer anything. They know nothing about motors, designing systems, sizing wiring or conduits, etc. Don’t get me wrong, programmers fill a valuable niche but they are simply another cog in the wheel.
As a startup person for several system integrators I have been left holding the bag way too many times trying to start up a piece of sh@#t program “guaranteed” to work by an overpaid, over-rated, pompous programmer.
Whether the program was written in ladder, STL, or “C” made no difference. They were poorly written, tested, and not documented sufficiently.
Thanks for letting me rant a little.