On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 08:20 -0500, Dave VanHorn wrote:
> IMHO too many coders fail to remember that when you are writing code 
> for a customer, IT BELONGS TO THE CUSTOMER.

I'm not sure why you'd say that, it is NOT a universal thing. Whether or
not the customer owns the code is up to the agreement between the coder
and the customer. There are many times when the agreement ends up being
the code DOESN'T belong to the customer, just the right to use it.

Look at most software you buy, you don't own the code, just the right to
use the compiled result in a limited way.

> They write in ways that make it impossible for anyone else to follow 
> them, which I guess is supposed to enhance their job security.

This is just foolish, since it hinders other people but more importantly
the coder themselves. A coder that did something like this would
certainly no longer be on my list.


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