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A post on how to be a successful software engineer from someone who left school two years ago... Isn't a bit preposterous to write such patronizing articles so early? :)

(Of course this criticism comes from someone still in school, so you should take it with a grain of salt. Or appreciate the irony.)

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When I was 13, I thought I was an excellent programmer because I could use inline assembly in Pascal to put my graphics card into VESA mode and draw circles. I gave everybody advice, with absolute confidence. My geocities web page was full of tips and tutorials.

Now, at 27 I think there are many things I should improve upon and many things I have to learn. Isn't it sad how much worse I've gotten in those 14 years?

(For the sarcasm impaired: < http://www.quotedb.com/quotes/1343 >)

At 64 I'm finally learning Lisp. Ah the wasted years.

Well, I did sort of pick the title knowing it is a little bit of link bait. :)

I did throw in the disclaimer at the top...hopefully I can look back at this article and see that I was right, at least for me. If I can follow my own advice, keep doing what I am, and kick ass, then I'll be happy. If some or all the points I talk about work for you, even better!

What school are you in?

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