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The 10,000 hour rule won’t make you a coding expert, but it’s a good start

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    Kent Sharkey
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    The Next Web[^]:

    In his best-selling book Outliers (2008), Canadian author Malcolm Gladwell famously brought forward the 10,000-Hour Rule — a rule of thumb to define how much time anyone should practice before becoming an expert, and a successful person, in any given field.

    I've spent 10,000 hours in meetings, so I'm an expert at napping with my eyes open

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      The Next Web[^]:

      In his best-selling book Outliers (2008), Canadian author Malcolm Gladwell famously brought forward the 10,000-Hour Rule — a rule of thumb to define how much time anyone should practice before becoming an expert, and a successful person, in any given field.

      I've spent 10,000 hours in meetings, so I'm an expert at napping with my eyes open

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      So, given the standard work year of 2080 hours, you're an expert programmer after just five years? Nope, not at all. I've been doing this fr almost 45 years, and I'm not an expert. I could be considered proficient, but I'm no expert.

      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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      When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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        So, given the standard work year of 2080 hours, you're an expert programmer after just five years? Nope, not at all. I've been doing this fr almost 45 years, and I'm not an expert. I could be considered proficient, but I'm no expert.

        ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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        You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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        When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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        #realJSOP wrote:

        given the standard work week of 2080 hours

        :wtf: Are you multithreading???

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          #realJSOP wrote:

          given the standard work week of 2080 hours

          :wtf: Are you multithreading???

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          realJSOP
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          Oops, meant to say work year. I fixed it. :)

          ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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          You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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          When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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            The Next Web[^]:

            In his best-selling book Outliers (2008), Canadian author Malcolm Gladwell famously brought forward the 10,000-Hour Rule — a rule of thumb to define how much time anyone should practice before becoming an expert, and a successful person, in any given field.

            I've spent 10,000 hours in meetings, so I'm an expert at napping with my eyes open

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            Yet another marketing gimmick, similar to the 10,000 steps goal that all fitness trackers have used since the late 60s. See [10,000 steps a day — or fewer? - Harvard Health](https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/10000-steps-a-day-or-fewer-2019071117305) for the start of 10,000 as a "goal".

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