How to Be a Programmer
August 2nd, 2006 | Author: admin
I stumbled upon this interesting article this morning: How to Be a Programmer. But it is not all about bits and bytes and has an interesting section on How to Utilize People as Information Sources. If you are a real geek (as in nerdy geek), you might need to read How to Talk to Non-Engineers. And here is a real gem: How to Document Wisely…
” Life is too short to write crap nobody will read; if you write crap, nobody will read it.”
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Tags: documentation, engineer, geek, nerd, people skills, programming, technical writing, wisdom
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