1. I no longer build software (github.com)
recommended by 2 users | 2020 | 1287 points by tagawa | original thread |
2. No One Knows What the F*** They're Doing (or "The 3 Types of Knowledge") (jangosteve.com)
recommended by 2 users | 2010 | 215 points by JangoSteve | original thread |
3. “Hacking's an interesting case because all practice is also product.” (comment)
recommended by 2 users | 2008 | nostrademons on: Deliberate Practice | original thread |
4. “This will never, ever, ever happen.” (comment)
recommended by 2 users | 2014 | dropit_sphere on: How to be a sane programmer | original thread |
5. “I created software that was used by call center agents to bid on” (comment)
recommended by 2 users | 2018 | iamleppert on: Ask HN: What is the most unethical thing you've done as a… | original thread |
6. “This is a great post and so spot on.” (comment)
recommended by 2 users | 2019 | ChuckMcM on: “Culture fit” is a two way street (2018) | original thread |
7. Don't Call Yourself a Programmer (kalzumeus.com)
recommended by 2 users | 2011 | 1021 points by jambo | original thread |
8. Ask HN: What happens to older developers?
recommended by 2 users | 2014 | 554 points by JeffJenkins | original thread |
9. Does life end after 35? (kzhu.net)
recommended by 2 users | 2013 | 530 points by hakkasan | original thread |
10. Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B (2009) (improvingsoftware.com)
recommended by 2 users | 2015 | 351 points by dsiegel2275 | original thread |
11. If Software Is Eating The World, Why Don't Coders Get Any Respect?
recommended by 2 users | 2011 | 618 points by throwaway37 | original thread |
12. How I got a medal from the Army for writing code (vivin.net)
recommended by 1 user | 2014 | 431 points by vivin | original thread |
13. Ask HN: Are most of us developers lying about how much work we do?
recommended by 1 user | 2021 | 1665 points by ConfessionTime | original thread |
14. What I’ve Learned in 45 Years in the Software Industry (bti360.com)
recommended by 1 user | 2021 | 1270 points by FauxDemure | original thread |
15. Is it unethical for me to not tell my employer I've automated my job? (workplace.stackexchange.com)
recommended by 1 user | 2017 | 685 points by Ajedi32 | original thread |
16. Ask HN: Which developers do you closely follow?
recommended by 1 user | 2017 | 551 points by krptos | original thread |
17. Ask HN: What is the first thing you implement at a new company?
recommended by 1 user | 2018 | 331 points by systemtest | original thread |
18. Programming Sucks (stilldrinking.org)
recommended by 1 user | 2014 | 314 points by sramsay | original thread |
19. Enough with the Dead Butterflies (2017) (emilydamstra.com)
recommended by 1 user | 2019 | 263 points by dorkwood | original thread |
20. Ask HN: What did the really successful programmers do differently?
recommended by 1 user | 2012 | 219 points by BadassFractal | original thread |
21. Hacker vs Engineer - Know The Difference! (pchristensen.com)
recommended by 1 user | 2008 | 24 points by imgabe | original thread |
22. “Mistakes, rewrites, late nights, firefights, and deadlines.” (comment)
recommended by 1 user | 2016 | stray on: Ask HN: What makes a Senior Dev | original thread |