Real Programmers Dont Write Specs

Well, this is not my original content, I have given a link at the end of the article. They are like rules for judging how real a programmer is and I really found them interesting and funny but not necessarily true. I modified some of them a little to fit my context. Enjoy reading.

Real Programmers don't write specs -- users should consider themselves lucky to get any programs at all, and take what they get.

Real Programmers don't comment their code. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to understand and even harder to modify.

Real Programmers never work 8 to 5. If they are around at 8 AM, it's because they were up all night.

Real Programmers don't play tennis, or any other sport which requires you to change clothes. Mountain climbing is OK, and Real Programmers wear their climbing boots to work in case a mountain should suddenly springs up in the middle of the computer room.

Real programmers don't think they should get paid at all for their work, but they know they are worth every shilling they make.

Real programmers log in first thing in the morning, last thing before they sleep and many times in between.

Real programmers don't like the team programming concept, unless of course they are the chief programmer.

Real programmers have no use for managers.

Real programmers ignore schedules.

Real programers only curse to inanimate objects such as loops, variables and monitors.

Real Programmers spend 70% of their work day fiddling around and then get more done in the other 30% than a user can get done in a week.

Real Programmers don't do documentation. Documentation is for those who can't figure out the listing.

Real programmers are surprised when their cars' odometers dont turn from 9999 to 999A.

Real programmers think they know the answers to your problems and will happily tell them to you rather than answer your questions.

Real Programmers' programs never work right the first time. But if you throw them on the machine they can be patched into working in "only a few" 10-hour debugging sessions.

Real Programmers don't write in Visual BASIC. Actually, no programmers write in Visual BASIC... after age twelve.

Partly adopted from http://www.multicians.org/thvv/realprogs.html