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  1. Jeff Atwood _ Effective Programming: More

    7. Beware of comparison shopping
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  2. Jeff Atwood _ Effective Programming: More

    Oftentimes, the whole reason we became programmers in the first place is because we wanted to move beyond being a mere player and change the game, control it, modify its parameters, maybe even create our own games.
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  3. Jeff Atwood _ Effective Programming: More

    I'm constantly running across comments from developers who don't seem to understand that the code already tells us how it works; we need the comments to tell us why it works. Code comments
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  4. Jeff Atwood _ Effective Programming: More

    If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.
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  5. Jeff Atwood _ How to Stop Sucking and Be

    Being an expert isn't telling other people what you know. It's understanding what questions to ask, and flexibly applying your knowledge to the specific situation at hand. Being an expert means providing sensible, highly contextual direction.
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  6. Jeff Atwood _ Effective Programming: More

    6. Think about what you're not thinking about
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  7. Jeff Atwood _ Effective Programming: More

    But everyone should try writing a little code, because it somehow sharpens the mind, right?
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  8. Jeff Atwood _ Effective Programming: More

    5. Pay now and consume later
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  9. Jeff Atwood _ How to Stop Sucking and Be

    Obviously we want to succeed. But on some level, success is irrelevant, because the process is inherently satisfying. Waking
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  10. Jeff Atwood _ How to Stop Sucking and Be

    even Mozart, who was a musical prodigy at age four, took 13 more years before he began to produce world-class music. The
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  11. Jeff Atwood _ How to Stop Sucking and Be

    If you do not trust your people, you will not get their whole-hearted effort and you will not capitalize on the enormous creative potential of cohesive and motivated teamwork. It
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  12. Jeff Atwood _ How to Stop Sucking and Be

    Reading self-help advice from other people, however well-intentioned, is no substitute for getting your own damn work done. The
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