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With children have gotten worse from when I was younger.
My poor kids... haha 
I tell them sometimes that before they mutter a word I can tell when they are about to tell me a fib about something based on their body motions and expressions. The bonus is that I also tend to analyze what users say as well.
as if the facebook, twitter and message boards weren't enough - blogged
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That's what my wife labels me whenever I demand request attention to detail. 
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Spaz? How very 1970's of you.
Reality is an illusion caused by a lack of alcohol
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...but there's a special place in hell for comma cops.
I once had to sit through a code review that largely consisted of looking at compares of minor grammar corrections and misspellings in the comments.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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That would be a loose vote, don't you think?
Never underestimate the difference you can make in the lives of others.
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Judging yourself on how you relate to others is usually not a good judgment.
Although my position towards others is usually the one I like to have back.
This means that when I don't know something I like others to explain it to me without slamming "ignorant" in my face.
The other way around is always true for me. I'm always available to help or explain whatever.
The only thing I really don't like is explaining the very same thing to the same person more than once.
I can take whatever time is needed to answer all the questions, but just try not to ask me to explain the whole damn thing again next time ok?! 
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... you really should define what you mean by pedantic and average!
Its the man, not the machine - Chuck Yeager
If at first you don't succeed... get a better publicist
If the final destination is death, then we should enjoy every second of the journey.
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... I would insist on getting a few choices to select from before writing this while my mor chaotic side thinks that a poll without choices is amusing.
What? Software? Ok.
Software projects should have someone coordinating the work, so that the whole effort does not degenerate to a code horror. The only important thing is that there is some architecture as a red line for the team to follow, but the details are less important than most pedants would like us to believe.
It's also uninportant, at least within a wide spectrum, on which line the brackets are placed, how varibles are named or how the code is formatted. And we certainly need no proxy pedants in the form of hysterical tools that make a big deal out of nothing.
I tend to credit other developers with enough intelligence to figure out what any piece of code does and to know what they are doing. Those are the things they should use their heads for, and not trying to shut up some tool or participate in endless debates over styles and 'standards' which are ignored by their own creators whenever it suits them.
There is an optimal spot between strict order and chaos where you can get a maximum of thought and creativity. Even fun and a feeling of accomplishment. Too bad that it can't be quantified, qualified and pressed into charts, so that more bosses whould resist the urge to whip their code monkeys through a project.
Sent from my BatComputer via HAL 9000 and M5
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CDP1802 wrote: I tend to credit other developers with enough intelligence to figure out what any piece of code does and to know what they are doing.
That's more credit than I've ever given to anyone... How can you work in the software industry and be so positive about developers? Please tell me where you work.
It's an OO world.
public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{
public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
}
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Naerling wrote: Please tell me where you work
That's a good question. Probably some people at places where I don't work anymore would be interested in the answer as well. 
Naerling wrote: How can you work in the software industry and be so positive about developers?
Simple: I try to stay clear of BoneHead24.com and Code Monkey, the reality soap. It's easy to keep up a good opinion as long as you stay clear of the worst places.
When I go to a job interview, I take a look at the company at least as closely as they try to look at me. Among other things, I do try to avoid places where they talk more about rules, conventions and procedures than anything else. If that's all they can come up with, then they will not be happy with me, nor I with them.
Sent from my BatComputer via HAL 9000 and M5
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instead of saying different flavors of Ice cream i say it as 'different versions'
and some times i go in too much technical details while explaining a simple thing.
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I'm more;
Fanatical
Unobtrusive
Compulsive
Kinetically charged
Existential
Derisive
But my therapist says I'm doing a lot better.
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it looks like 'The Dark (side of) Mike'
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