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What skill does programming teach you most?   [Edit]

Survey period: 14 Mar 2011 to 21 Mar 2011

Software development endows its practitioners with an interesting set of skills. Which do you feel summarise your abilities best?

OptionVotes% 
Logical thinking71880.67
Naming (you are the human thesaurus)9710.90
Organisation25628.76
Creative / lateral thinking47353.15
Client negotiation10712.02
Seeing problems from all angles44449.89
The ability to think of all worst case scenarios37842.47
A brain that can juggle 20 conflicting concepts at once25628.76
A heightened awareness of one's own Godlike abilities18220.45
Other677.53
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%

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GeneralRe: Googling, Plagarism, Cut n Pasting Pin
Albert Holguin15-Mar-11 18:30
professionalAlbert Holguin15-Mar-11 18:30 
GeneralRe: Googling, Plagarism, Cut n Pasting Pin
Kamran Behzad15-Mar-11 14:53
Kamran Behzad15-Mar-11 14:53 
GeneralRe: Googling, Plagarism, Cut n Pasting [modified] Pin
Pavel Vladov16-Mar-11 5:50
Pavel Vladov16-Mar-11 5:50 
GeneralCannot make programs fool-proof because fools are ingenius people Pin
Kamran Behzad14-Mar-11 17:41
Kamran Behzad14-Mar-11 17:41 
GeneralRe: Cannot make programs fool-proof because fools are ingenius people Pin
AntonioLopes14-Mar-11 18:54
AntonioLopes14-Mar-11 18:54 
GeneralRe: Cannot make programs fool-proof because fools are ingenius people Pin
TClarke16-Mar-11 0:02
TClarke16-Mar-11 0:02 
AnswerPatience! Pin
Super Lloyd14-Mar-11 15:04
Super Lloyd14-Mar-11 15:04 
GeneralRe: Patience! Pin
Steven Nicholas14-Mar-11 18:53
Steven Nicholas14-Mar-11 18:53 
GeneralCut, Copy, and Paste PinPopular
MarqW14-Mar-11 10:02
MarqW14-Mar-11 10:02 
GeneralIt increased my tolerance for pain. PinPopular
Gary Kirkham14-Mar-11 6:49
Gary Kirkham14-Mar-11 6:49 
GeneralRe: It increased my tolerance for pain. Pin
Gary Kirkham14-Mar-11 6:50
Gary Kirkham14-Mar-11 6:50 
GeneralRe: It increased my tolerance for pain. Pin
fabrice.leal14-Mar-11 10:35
fabrice.leal14-Mar-11 10:35 
GeneralProgramming also teaches me Murphy's Law PinPopular
Jun Du14-Mar-11 6:22
Jun Du14-Mar-11 6:22 
GeneralRe: Programming also teaches me Murphy's Law Pin
Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳14-Mar-11 7:17
Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳14-Mar-11 7:17 
GeneralProgramming teaches me how to listen Pin
Marc Clifton14-Mar-11 2:58
mvaMarc Clifton14-Mar-11 2:58 
GeneralRe: Programming teaches me how to listen Pin
Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳14-Mar-11 3:40
Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳14-Mar-11 3:40 
GeneralRe: Programming teaches me how to listen Pin
Slacker00714-Mar-11 5:57
professionalSlacker00714-Mar-11 5:57 
GeneralRe: Programming teaches me how to listen Pin
Pete O'Hanlon14-Mar-11 10:26
mvePete O'Hanlon14-Mar-11 10:26 
GeneralCause & Effect Pin
W Balboos, GHB14-Mar-11 1:25
W Balboos, GHB14-Mar-11 1:25 
GeneralAlways thinking head Pin
Slacker00714-Mar-11 0:46
professionalSlacker00714-Mar-11 0:46 
GeneralWhy on earth is this multiple choice? PinPopular
Rob Grainger13-Mar-11 23:16
Rob Grainger13-Mar-11 23:16 
JokeA heightened awareness of one's own Godlike abilities PinPopular
Abhinav S13-Mar-11 22:37
Abhinav S13-Mar-11 22:37 
GeneralAddiction to caffeine PinPopular
J a a n s13-Mar-11 22:24
professionalJ a a n s13-Mar-11 22:24 
GeneralRe: Addiction to caffeine Pin
Nagy Vilmos15-Mar-11 2:22
professionalNagy Vilmos15-Mar-11 2:22 
GeneralLogical Thinking Pin
Ravi Sant13-Mar-11 21:06
Ravi Sant13-Mar-11 21:06 

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