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Why Developers Get Fired

Posted by Soulskill on from the failure-to-meet-tps-report-quota dept.

jammag writes "Other coders get canned — but never you, right? From a developer who's now a manager (and who admits to being fired himself) comes the inside story on how the Big Ax might sneak up on you. To prevent it, he recommends some strategic bragging, keeping a CYA (Cover Your ...) folder to document your efforts, and making sure that your talent isn't frittered away so much that even your most mediocre colleagues look good. "

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  1. Write safe code by Murdoch5 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Just right safe working code, don't try to be fancy. Don't try to use optimized method, just do what is safe and easy. If you always just write safe code then what can really happen to you right.