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Give Me a CRUD Slinger
A senior developer's passionate rant about overengineering in software development, arguing that simple CRUD code beats clever algorithms, and that real seniority means simplifying — not complicating — systems.
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IT Career
Psychological Deformation of Programmers: A View from Both Sides of the Barricades
A psychoanalyst-programmer examines six distinct psychological traits that develop in software developers — from hyperconcentration and immersion in mental models to formalized thinking and engineering glamour.
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Success Story of a Young Developer: By 20 He Was Married, Divorced, Jailed, and Owned 3 Companies
At 16 he decided to start a business. By 20 he was married, divorced, had been to prison, and owned three companies. A cautionary tale of shortcuts, kickbacks, and doing business the Russian way.