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Are Software Developers Naturally Weird?

Posted by Soulskill on from the please-put-your-pants-on dept.

jammag writes "Well, c'mon, yes — let's admit it. As a veteran coder discusses as he looks at his career, software development is brimming with the offbeat, the quirky and the downright odd. As he remembers, there was the 'Software Lyrics' guy and the 'Inappropriate Phone Call' programmer, among others. Are unique types drawn to the profession, or are we 'transformed over time by our darkened working environments and exposure to computer screen radiation?'"

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  1. Re: so don't nothing phase me by syousef · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    so don't nothing phase me.

    'Ceptin' maybes an Eng'lish Coarse.

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