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How To Become a Better Programmer by Not Programming

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Last year in Programmers as Human Beings [http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000541.html], I mentioned that I was reading Programmers At Work [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1556152116/codihorr-20]. It's a great collection of interviews with famous programmers circa 1986. All the interviews are worth reading,

Last year in Programmers as Human Beings , I mentioned that I was reading Programmers At Work . It’s a great collection of interviews with famous programmers circa 1986. All the interviews are worth reading, but the interview with Bill Gates has one particular answer that cuts to the bone: Does accumulating experience through the years necessarily make programming easier? Bill Gates: No. I think after the first three or four years, it’s pretty cast in concrete whether you’re a good programmer or not. After a few more years, you may know more about managing large projects and personalities, but

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