I've been reading a lot of threads and lately, I've started to see a lot of people mention, if they were a "real programmer" they would be able to pick this stuff up. <BR><BR>I wonder what it takes to ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. The habitat of the Real Programmer, observed Ed Post in ...

There was a time, a long, long time ago, when quality mattered in software. In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, programmers were real programmers, and small ...

It's a normal afternoon in July. I'm at work in my little corner, speaking into the camera. The children are in their rooms, regressing. I leave the bedroom-office to get more coffee. My spouse is in ...

No offense to any “real” programmers reading this, but you are a special breed – and you know it. Of all the various “sorcerers” in the IT trade, programmers have been the most mysterious for the ...