I am delighted to see so many top-quality answers from prominent authors here, and I allow myself to add my humble two coins to the bucket.

Some of the answers mention that ...

You wont.

WW2 and the particularly bloody battle for Konigsberg where even after the surrender the Hitler Jugend fought to the last bullet and actually jeered at the surrend...

There are a few things that hint at programming ability before I’ve deeply reviewed code.

Code style

When I see consistent code style that coincides to the linter of the lang...

I’m not a fan, I must say.

I loved the original agile manifesto.

To me, that directly addressed the problems of uncertain, unpredictable development by attacking its root cau...

From my experience living in both the UK and other EU countries, the difference isn’t about British Arrogance or British media but is actually a part of the very make up of...

Richard Feynman was absolutely famous for “skipping steps”, in such a way that you’d fill several pages with the math necessary for getting from one step to another.

He did ...

I’m 49¾. I’m just a developer and I do well enough getting developer positions.

Here’s a few observations based on my experience working in functional work-places:

• Be able to code: ...

These are generally true for Northern Europe. I don’t have a lot of experience outside of the area.

1. A sense of taking care of one’s neighbor by way of taxes. Especially in N...