October 2 at 9:15 am
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an amusing and somewhat educational read - Jeremy Zawodny
"They aren’t attracted to the field of computing because of the money (though that doesn’t hurt) but are terrified of getting stuck in a job where there’s nothing left to learn. People in other careers speak of a “seven year itch” phenomenon, but these guys have a “two year itch.” These guys will change jobs not so much to get a raise… but to keep from getting bored." PEGGED it!! - Lindsay Donaghe
"The thing is, most people really never think. At least, the concept of what thinking is to this programmer is radically different from that of “regular” people. Most people just go to work, do the same old thing, and go home. When they leave work, they leave work at work and go do something totally different. Our programmer guy can’t seem to *stop* thinking. If he’s trying to solve something difficult, he will not stop as long as he’s inspired." - I feel so exposed. :) - Lindsay Donaghe
"To most people, “it’s just words”… but this guy spends so much time in his own head, he doesn’t really differentiate between ideas and reality. Ideas *are* reality to this guy!" - Last quote... I LOVE this article! - Lindsay Donaghe
is it really helpful to create these imaginary people and regard them as real -- in marketing, serial killer profiling, or programming? or are we just over-generalizing and ignoring when the model breaks. - Whitney Sorenson