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The programming talent myth

The programming talent myth

Posted May 1, 2015 8:28 UTC (Fri) by anselm (subscriber, #2796)
In reply to: The programming talent myth by sjj
Parent article: The programming talent myth

I've actually seen a guy I worked with describe himself as a Rock Star in his own LinkedIn profile. Yeah right.

There is an iron rule in hacker circles that says you don't get to unilaterally declare yourself a “hacker” – it is an honour that others bestow on you. The same would presumably apply to labels like “rock star”.

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The programming talent myth

Posted May 2, 2015 1:24 UTC (Sat) by allesfresser (subscriber, #216) [Link]

That seems like the rule that whoever wants to be president probably shouldn't be.


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