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by arohner 5373 days ago
1) Because programming in a suit is uncomfortable.

2) Because companies that have dress codes tend to produce bad software. This correlation turned into "I am not dressed well, therefore I write good software."

Sayth PG: "Dressing up is not so much bad in itself. The problem is the receptor it binds to: dressing up is inevitably a substitute for good ideas. It is no coincidence that technically inept business types are known as "suits.""

From http://www.paulgraham.com/bubble.html

1 comments

Because programming in a suit is uncomfortable.

Not really. Are you assuming that or speaking from experience?