89 Ways to Kick Start Your Hacking(effectize.com)

30 pointsby pierrefarvor 18 Jahren11 comments

http://effectize.com/become-coolest-programmer

11 comments

gruseomvor 18 Jahren

I'm beginning to think that the following sets are mutually exclusive:

  1. people who make web pages called "[1-9][0-9]* Ways To .+"
  
  2. good hackers ∪ people I want to read

Anybody have a counterexample?

kaensvor 18 Jahren

I don't see how this list is going to be helping a "beginner" at all. It's "89" items that all boil down to "Read code, write code, study techniques for abstraction", which in turn boils down (roughly) to "practice" - which is the same thing you need to do to get better at, or master, any activity.

ivanstojicvor 18 Jahren

5.3 # Consider taking the SCJA or SCJP exams

WHAT?!

blochvor 18 Jahren

Any list above 5 items signals that the writer hasn't done what is really valuable for the reader: Preselected and prioritized the material.

89 items is just camuflaged information overload.

maccovor 18 Jahren

Why has it always a certain number? 7 Tips To Get Rich. 15.4 Ways To Get Smarter. 89 Ways to Kick Start Your Hacking. 28 Secrets To Be Whatever.

jncratonvor 18 Jahren

It's hard to have an instantiated and filled list with an undefined number of items.

stevesmith155vor 18 Jahren

excellent?

KLAWvor 18 Jahren

89 way to kickstart your grammar, etc

greymanvor 18 Jahren

bullet points inside bullet points...oh well...

cbrinkervor 18 Jahren

Is it just me or do a lot of these points contradict themselves right after being said?

-Being driven and lazy at the same time.

-Extreme optimism

-Extreme pessimism

-Being good at math

-Having good communications skills

KLAWvor 18 Jahren

This is a sure sign of a sociopath, which explains a lot about my most geeky friends.