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Are Software Developers Naturally Weird?
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?'"
People with Asperger's syndrome - and left-handed people - make the best programmers. Ergo, weird comes with the terratory. I prefer "interesting". I'm "interesting"...and programming has kept me earning top dollar for 35 years.
I find that women with big tits make the best programmers and I have as much evidence as you do that proves me right.
It's NOT me! It's the meds! I'm on 1000mg of Fukitol.
What do you mean? African or european developers?
Take a NORMAL intelligent person and put them on the unfiltered net for extended periods, I think you'll find it rubs off on you. No amount of soap, scrubbing, or red bull can get your mind clean again.
A man was flying in a balloon, and lost his way. Luckily, on a hill, he spotted a guy that he could steer to. He asked the guy: "Where am I>". The guy answered: "You are in a balloon". "Oh", said the balloon guy, "you must be a software developer". "Why", asked the guy on the hill. "Well", said the balloon guy, "your answer is factually correct, but completely useless". "Oh", said the guy on the hill, "then you must be a manager". "Why" asked the guy in the balloon. "Simple", said the guy on the hill: "you don't know where you are, you don't know where you are going, and suddenly it is all my fault!"
Dude, you're going to get your eggs with saliva.
The truth is we are all individuals.
I'm not.