Programmer Values

Tonight I've been thinking a lot about my career.  Every now and then I like to get back to "First Principles" and re-evaluate my core values.

To that end, here is what I think I value as a software developer.

1.  A consistent working location.

  - see Your Commute is Killing You

  - Part of a community that I can contribute to

2.  Solving interesting problems that help people be more productive and prosperous.

  - Challenging work

  - Not micro-managed

  - Do no evil

3.  Working with people who I can learn from and hang out with

  - Continuous learning

  - see Why Friends Matter at Work

4.  Sharing my knowledge with other people.

  - Presentations, discussions

  - Grow your people

  - New business from new ideas

All this is sprinkled with most of the stuff you see in the RSA Animate - Drive video:

That's it for now, maybe some future me will look back at this and re-evaluate.  Next time I'll talk about my career as a consultant and how that meshes with these values.

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