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Signs You're A Good Or Bad Programmer (github.com)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago

Oh man... I remember reading this years ago and aspiring to be the Fantastic Programmer.

This did NOT age well. Seriously consider some of the traits that this article is describing and play the game "Are We Describing a Programmer or a Zuckerburgian Psychopath?"

A tendency to suggest wacky and unrealistic solutions in meetings
Routinely applies for an extension to file taxes
Antagonistic when asked to maintain code for
backwards-compatability
Dropped out of high-school, university, law or medical school because they didn't see the point anymore
Disinterested by the outcome of elections
Cashes-in their 401k to fund their next venture
Has tried every pick-up line there is and has the slap-marks on his cheeks to prove it
Owns swag from Enron
They suddenly pause and stare into space in the middle of a conversation, then abandon you to hurry back to their terminal with no explanation
A destructive pursuit of perfection
Contempt for delivery dates
Substantial refactoring on the eve of a deadline