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shminux comments on An Experiment In Social Status: Software Engineer vs. Data Science Manager - Less Wrong Discussion

19 Post author: JQuinton 15 July 2014 08:24PM

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Comment author: shminux 15 July 2014 11:12:59PM *  13 points [-]

Relevant and occasionally referenced here: Don't Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice.

“Programmer” sounds like “anomalously high-cost peon who types some mumbo-jumbo into some other mumbo-jumbo.”

Comment author: Nornagest 16 July 2014 11:15:12PM 8 points [-]

That's an excellent article. I don't follow all of its advice, but what I do follow has all turned out to be golden, and I probably should be following the rest.

Comment author: Viliam_Bur 17 July 2014 06:23:40AM 9 points [-]

what I do follow has all turned out to be golden

More specifically, please?