Ask HN: What did the really successful programmers do differently?

Re:Ask HN: What did the really successful programmers do dif... by lutusp on Monday October 08, 2012 @07:46AM (#4626398)

> When we are talking of successful guys out there. We are ideally talking of guys who are >40 now. I know a relative of mine highly successful 40+ guy.

I like your post and this isn't meant as criticism, but ... could we not say "guy" so much? Women are often terrific programmers, and there should be more of them. But that goal is thwarted by a certain common assumption about who programmers are.

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Re:Ask HN: What did the really successful programmers do dif... by noibl on Monday October 08, 2012 @08:20AM (#4626492)

I don't post this with any sarcasm or to draw any inferences about your intended meaning, but just to bring to your attention that the point you've now raised struck me independently upon reading:

> A successful programmer is not just a programmer, he is also a personal representative, a salesman and a contract negotiator.

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Re:Ask HN: What did the really successful programmers do dif... by lutusp on Monday October 08, 2012 @11:39AM (#4627333)

Yes, fair enough -- in that case, I had to either choose a gender for one word or go with one of those malaprops like "they".

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Re:Ask HN: What did the really successful programmers do dif... by stray on Monday October 08, 2012 @09:00PM (#4629435)

That wouldn't have been a malaprop. A malaprop is a misused word that sounds like the correct word.

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Re:Ask HN: What did the really successful programmers do dif... by lutusp on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @02:06AM (#4630220)

So it seems. I should perhaps have said "compromise word" or "PC word", alluding to the reason for the usage.

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