What about the people who dropped out of college hoping to be the next Bill Gates or Richard Branson and failed? These guys are now part of the statistics shown on the graph. Bill Gates was successful and dropped out of…
It's a good thing that in our field there is no single winner and the rest are losers. As a programmer, I want to become as good as I can, be one of the few. I might never become better than Linus Torvalds (simply…
I play poker and I cook. I love the extra money I win at playing a fun card game, and I love to invite people over for dinner parties. Somehow, I wish my hobbies had a bit more synergy! :) I also enjoy reading quite a…
Based on Joel's ladder system, you would be paid more because your skills are higher (carrying 140 pounds versus 7-80 pounds for others).
What about the people who dropped out of college hoping to be the next Bill Gates or Richard Branson and failed? These guys are now part of the statistics shown on the graph. Bill Gates was successful and dropped out of…
It's a good thing that in our field there is no single winner and the rest are losers. As a programmer, I want to become as good as I can, be one of the few. I might never become better than Linus Torvalds (simply…
I play poker and I cook. I love the extra money I win at playing a fun card game, and I love to invite people over for dinner parties. Somehow, I wish my hobbies had a bit more synergy! :) I also enjoy reading quite a…
Based on Joel's ladder system, you would be paid more because your skills are higher (carrying 140 pounds versus 7-80 pounds for others).