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Re:The Programming Elite, Programmers Who Read by shimi on Wednesday September 10, 2008 @03:32PM (#300676)
In one of my previous jobs we had this dude who had like 20+ books on his desk.

At best the guy was an average developer...

There is a difference between a read and a reference.

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Re:The Programming Elite, Programmers Who Read by andreyf on Thursday September 11, 2008 @08:42AM (#301336)
Having books on your desk doesn't necessarily mean you read them. Most likely, he was showing off.
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