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    Caslen
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    From todays Developer News:- top-10-things-that-annoy-programmers/[^] Personally 10,9 and 3 would be my top 3.

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      From todays Developer News:- top-10-things-that-annoy-programmers/[^] Personally 10,9 and 3 would be my top 3.

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      Ian Shlasko
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      9, 5, and 3 :)

      Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
      Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)

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        From todays Developer News:- top-10-things-that-annoy-programmers/[^] Personally 10,9 and 3 would be my top 3.

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        Abhinav S
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        How can they miss "someone (boss or coworker) watching over my shoulder when I'm writing code"?

        My signature "sucks" today

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          How can they miss "someone (boss or coworker) watching over my shoulder when I'm writing code"?

          My signature "sucks" today

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          Ian Shlasko
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          That's part of #9 :)

          Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
          Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)

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            How can they miss "someone (boss or coworker) watching over my shoulder when I'm writing code"?

            My signature "sucks" today

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            Rage
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            AH, you obviously don't know about the garlic technique.

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              From todays Developer News:- top-10-things-that-annoy-programmers/[^] Personally 10,9 and 3 would be my top 3.

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              Baconbutty
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              7,7 and 7. one of my Previous Employers - please note!

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                From todays Developer News:- top-10-things-that-annoy-programmers/[^] Personally 10,9 and 3 would be my top 3.

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                9 and 5 mostly. I say 5, but I'm really more concerned with third-party products that have inaccurate documentation. Throughout my so-called "career" I have primarily worked to integrate third-party products. From my first job to my most recent job, the biggest problem was that the documentation I was given didn't apply to the version of the system in use by my client/employer. :sigh:

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                  From todays Developer News:- top-10-things-that-annoy-programmers/[^] Personally 10,9 and 3 would be my top 3.

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                  Alan Beasley
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                  How come "Designers" are not on the list??? :-D

                  If I could code, I'd be dangerous... My Blog[^]

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                    From todays Developer News:- top-10-things-that-annoy-programmers/[^] Personally 10,9 and 3 would be my top 3.

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                    Chris C B
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                    He missed the most important one: (0) Not getting paid for the code you've written.

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                      From todays Developer News:- top-10-things-that-annoy-programmers/[^] Personally 10,9 and 3 would be my top 3.

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                      Dalek Dave
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                      No.11 Salesmen who promote something that just cannot be done for the money. No.12 'Friends' who ask if you can do some minor undertaking that turns out to be much bigger and then think you did it because you just love working on computers in your own time and for free!

                      ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                        From todays Developer News:- top-10-things-that-annoy-programmers/[^] Personally 10,9 and 3 would be my top 3.

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                        Kevin McFarlane
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                        Nice post. 10, 9, 5 probably worst for me.

                        Kevin

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                          How come "Designers" are not on the list??? :-D

                          If I could code, I'd be dangerous... My Blog[^]

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                          They are sensitive souls and would never leave the house if they ever found themselves on such a list.

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                            He missed the most important one: (0) Not getting paid for the code you've written.

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                            Chris C-B wrote:

                            Not getting paid for the code you've written

                            e.g., like when in job-hunting you're given an upfront coding test to do via the recruitment agent and, in one recent case of mine, you're told it will take between 4 and 10 hours! :mad::thumbsdown:

                            Kevin

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                              From todays Developer News:- top-10-things-that-annoy-programmers/[^] Personally 10,9 and 3 would be my top 3.

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                                They are sensitive souls and would never leave the house if they ever found themselves on such a list.

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                                Alan Beasley
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                                RugbyLeague wrote:

                                They are sensitive souls and would never leave the house if they ever found themselves on such a list

                                I'm not sensitive :(( :(( :(( Glad i've got WiFi here in the under stairs cupboard!!! :-D

                                If I could code, I'd be dangerous... My Blog[^]

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                                  From todays Developer News:- top-10-things-that-annoy-programmers/[^] Personally 10,9 and 3 would be my top 3.

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                                  Baconbutty
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                                  IT Evangelists - aka Seagulls - fly in, flap around a lot, drop a load of guano, then fly off oblivious to the consequences of their involvement.

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                                    Chris C-B wrote:

                                    Not getting paid for the code you've written

                                    e.g., like when in job-hunting you're given an upfront coding test to do via the recruitment agent and, in one recent case of mine, you're told it will take between 4 and 10 hours! :mad::thumbsdown:

                                    Kevin

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                                    Chris C B
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                                    Hmm... So I have this 700 hour project and the average test time is 7 hours. So if I break the project into a hundred small modules, and interview a hundred prospective candidates... :EvilGrin:

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                                      AH, you obviously don't know about the garlic technique.

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                                      Abhinav S
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                                      Rage wrote:

                                      AH, you obviously don't know about the garlic technique.

                                      Thanks will try it out next time :).

                                      My signature "sucks" today

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                                        Hmm... So I have this 700 hour project and the average test time is 7 hours. So if I break the project into a hundred small modules, and interview a hundred prospective candidates... :EvilGrin:

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                                        Baconbutty
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                                        Almost like Bob-A-Job week when I used to be in the Scouts.

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                                          From todays Developer News:- top-10-things-that-annoy-programmers/[^] Personally 10,9 and 3 would be my top 3.

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                                          Chris Losinger
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                                          it's all true. and funny. but i want to add another: i hate the notion that programmers are special. at least half of that list is applicable to anyone with an office job, and the much of other half is domain-specific but could easily be shifted to any most other domain. is there any job where workers enjoy shifting demands and annoying co-workers ?

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