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boredguy8 on Feb 29, 2008 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Programmer Hierarchy

Where do you think the sense of superiority comes from? We get to be the "Einsteins" of the programming world: "Do not worry about your problems in programming. I can assure you mine are still greater."

LogicHoleFlaw on Feb 29, 2008 [–]

I prefer to believe that the arrogance and the hackerness are orthogonal traits.

pchristensen on Feb 29, 2008 | [–]

That's what I always hope to be true.

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