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By: lyn

lyn — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:49:10 +0000

I agree!!! nice blog !!!

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:15:57 +0000

@Christian, I completely know the feeling that it can be very difficult to work on personal projects, especially with a demanding job, family life, and all the other commitments we all have. In the end, though, life should be lived and enjoyed. If you’re enjoying what you do, that’s what matters, even if you don’t have time for everything.

By: Ross

Ross — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:05:42 +0000

While the Perl ‘virtues’ of laziness, impatience and hubris seemed amusing when I first heard them (a long time ago), I have since come to conclude that their opposites are a better representation of real virtues for programmers (and everyone else).

My programming virtues are:
- diligence
- patience
- humility

Glad to see that I’m not alone in my conclusion, as this article demonstrates.

By: Christian D

Christian D — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:59:58 +0000

Loved the article!

I’ve been starting to work on a different mindset that goes for being humble and adaptive, and I believe it’s the best way to deal with the kind of work enviroment we’re in.

The only thing I can’t still do is have personal projects. Not because I do not have ideas , I have a lot of ideas. But working sometimes stresses me out too much and when I come home I procrastinate easily on it, and when i feel like it, there’s never time for it. And I don’t know how to fix that.. Is anybody familiar with the feeling ?

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By: Mark Asto

Mark Asto — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:21:16 +0000

.,This article is very awesome!!! . . . while I’m reading it, i feel like growing up a bit, because I’m still a student BS in Computer Science, and it really helps me a lot, because it adds fuel to my determination. . . . thanks for the one who had created this article. . .

By: jicoro

jicoro — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:56:50 +0000

Thanks for the article it was a great read. I am about to graduate, this article somewhat made me realize some things.

By: Pascal

Pascal — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:19:07 +0000

Good List. Programming definately requires a willingness to learn and adapt to new ways and new apis. http://www.codesplunk.com/?s=c Programming Language Questions & Review

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By: ProgrammersKit

ProgrammersKit — Sat, 10 May 2008 13:26:42 +0000

The majority of programmers I work with fail on #1 – humility.

By: KoW

KoW — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:53:46 +0000

Fascinating, same attributes apply to learning a martial art, especially the fact that humility leads to the rest.

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By: hDrummer

hDrummer — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:01:55 +0000

Great blog, great article, usefull quotes.
Thank you!