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"Code Complete" by Steve McConnell.
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Linus Torvolds should be Linus Torvalds 
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...without BACON and CListCtrl
I'd like to thank them both from the bottom of my heart.
And coffee, of course, but that goes without saying. 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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See my separate post above...
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I don't have any idea what to say - it's clear you have never met me! 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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ar ... and the one in Die Hard 4 
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... and the BACON.
It would honestly be a combination of seeing easy money for sitting in the warm and the example of others; mostly people I worked with but a few from the wider [software|care in the] community.
speramus in juniperus
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The survey mentions Marc Clifton and CG, but let's not forget Sacha, Griff, SAKryukov, Pete O'Hanlon...
They've all helped me out on numerous occassions (whether they know it or not).
Thanks guys!
To a lesser extent I guess 'Rockstars'. They're around on the web and I run into some of their articles (or books) once in a while.
Uncle Bob has taught me a thing or two.
And of course I wouldn't be able to do any of this without... Myself!
So I guess I'm my own motivator as well.
It's an OO world.
public class Sander : Lazy<Person>{
public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
}
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Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Agree with you. And you have missed few more guys.
Luc Pattyn - Always I liked his great forum answers. Another favorite guy is PO'H.
Nishant Sivakumar - Unfortunately 80% of his articles are outdated today[^], but check out his recent articles, most of them're very good.
I know I have missed few more guys.
thatrajaCode converters | Education Needed
No thanks, I am all stocked up. - Luc Pattyn
When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is - Henry Minute
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Sander Rossel wrote: The survey mentions Marc Clifton and CG, but let's not forget Sacha, Griff, SAKryukov, Pete O'Hanlon...
Agreed, and Josh Smith, .dan.g, to mention 2 more.
Marc
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All good and the replies to your post mention several others, but shouldn't Chris Maunder be at the top of that list? Even though others have posted more articles, answers, etc. it's all (or at least to a very great degree) driven by his efforts here on CP.
Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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When I first found CP I found articles, tips and answers by the people mentioned (Chris' articles were too old I guess). Although Chris (and the CP team) provided a platform for those people he did not influence me as a programmer directly. That's not to say I'm not grateful for all he does for the community 
Please, don't be Mad
It's an OO world.
public class Sander : Lazy<Person>{
public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
}
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1. Me, myself and I.
Usually my decisions and sometimes laziness have biggest impact on my career
2. Top peers.
It's like exchanging collectibles, your upgrading your knowledge by exchanging and learning from real people. Interaction is the key for progress, right?
3. Rock stars.
I won't mention names, but Code Complete 2nd ed. and Pragmatic programmer had quite an impact on quality of my work.
4. Economy!
I've traded some of my free time for commuting and 40-60% larger monthly wage.
Mislim, dakle jeo sam.
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In first place I would say "friends", the first contact I had with computers was in Basic times and I tried to develope a minesweeper with a friend.
Then I would say mentors, back in college I had a teacher that made it cool and woke up the tiny monster in me
Then I would say Top Peers... when I was writing my tesis I discovered CP and people here helped a lot, at the beginning was a bit like a private school, after a while I started to see CP as a club to meet friends and speak about common interests, but without losing the learn effect... and that is soooo difficult to find (Thank you CM and other people making this possible)
And finally I would say: Sometimes "no one". The best teacher I have had were my own errors. When I have a problem I don't give up until I find a solution. And that is something you have or not, it is quite difficult to learn artificially.
You can find help, but one thing is for sure... if you have not the hability... it is not possible to be a developer.
Being a coder: copy, paste and make changes to make fill your necessity is "easy".
To create something from the scratch with a solid structure, stable and reliable... that's another thema.
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I motivate by the imagination which used in movies (Because it reflects the future thought's eg: Iron Man)...
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More influence of friends & seniors...
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