Comments on: What is a Power Programmer? http://blog.slickedit.com/2007/04/what-is-a-power-programmer/ "Hello World" - The SlickEdit Developer Blog Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:28:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Niksa Jakovljevic http://blog.slickedit.com/2007/04/what-is-a-power-programmer/comment-page-1/#comment-490 Niksa Jakovljevic Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:23:08 +0000 http://blog.slickedit.com/?p=65#comment-490 Hmmm....by reading this article i realized that i don't want to be power programmer. why ? because I don't want to be a geek. I don't want to spend my whole free time programming or with a computer. There is more in life, than coding. Don't get me wrong. I have Msc in Informational Systems and I do like to code, and I do like my job but it's more broader then you describe it. Power programmer must have great communication skills, must be a good team player, must know how to analyze system, must be a great software architect, etc... I think that as a power programmer you don't have to master some API or library, but to be able to learn fast. Nowadays there are millions of libraries, languages,etc... it's stupid to hold that in your head as it's constantly changing... also knowing big O notation is not so important, because as BlogReader said you can easily google that ... more important is to know and understand mathematics. Also , I would add Design Patterns as a must for every programmer. Best Regards, Niksa Hmmm….by reading this article i realized that i don’t want to be power programmer. why ? because I don’t want to be a geek. I don’t want to spend my whole free time programming or with a computer. There is more in life, than coding. Don’t get me wrong. I have Msc in Informational Systems and I do like to code, and I do like my job but it’s more broader then you describe it. Power programmer must have great communication skills, must be a good team player, must know how to analyze system, must be a great software architect, etc…
I think that as a power programmer you don’t have to master some API or library, but to be able to learn fast. Nowadays there are millions of libraries, languages,etc… it’s stupid to hold that in your head as it’s constantly changing… also knowing big O notation is not so important, because as BlogReader said you can easily google that … more important is to know and understand mathematics. Also , I would add Design Patterns as a must for every programmer.

Best Regards,
Niksa

]]> By: Charles Dexter Ward http://blog.slickedit.com/2007/04/what-is-a-power-programmer/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Charles Dexter Ward Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:15:50 +0000 http://blog.slickedit.com/?p=65#comment-118 I agree with the article totally. However, the phrase "Power Programmer" sounds kind of silly to me. It is probably because of a huge resemblance to "Power Ranger", which in this case sounds more nerdy, than "Nerd" itself... I agree with the article totally. However, the phrase “Power Programmer” sounds kind of silly to me. It is probably because of a huge resemblance to “Power Ranger”, which in this case sounds more nerdy, than “Nerd” itself…

]]> By: Daniel Watkins http://blog.slickedit.com/2007/04/what-is-a-power-programmer/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Daniel Watkins Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:54:09 +0000 http://blog.slickedit.com/?p=65#comment-63 BlogReader: I think the point is that you'll have looked this stuff up on Google etc. so much that it'll become second nature. Also, define 'best one' and 'default' in that context. BlogReader: I think the point is that you’ll have looked this stuff up on Google etc. so much that it’ll become second nature.

Also, define ‘best one’ and ‘default’ in that context.

]]> By: BlogReader http://blog.slickedit.com/2007/04/what-is-a-power-programmer/comment-page-1/#comment-46 BlogReader Mon, 21 May 2007 02:35:17 +0000 http://blog.slickedit.com/?p=65#comment-46 A power programmer would be able to tell you the Big O notations for all common sorting algorithms? I wouldn't be able to -- instead I would look it up on Google. Why store that bit of information in my brain when a) it isn't that useful, b) it already has been researched to death, and c) I'm probably using the best one by default anyway. A power programmer would be able to tell you the Big O notations for all common sorting algorithms? I wouldn’t be able to — instead I would look it up on Google. Why store that bit of information in my brain when a) it isn’t that useful, b) it already has been researched to death, and c) I’m probably using the best one by default anyway.

]]> By: Ricky Clarkson http://blog.slickedit.com/2007/04/what-is-a-power-programmer/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Ricky Clarkson Wed, 16 May 2007 14:14:31 +0000 http://blog.slickedit.com/?p=65#comment-41 This blog post has made me decide to start calling myself a hacker instead of a programmer. This blog post has made me decide to start calling myself a hacker instead of a programmer.

]]> By: Nick Halstead http://blog.slickedit.com/2007/04/what-is-a-power-programmer/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Nick Halstead Wed, 16 May 2007 07:02:18 +0000 http://blog.slickedit.com/?p=65#comment-40 Good Article, but I have to agree that 'Power Programmer' is not something I would want to be labeled with. I would prefer 'Nerd','Super Nerd','Geek','Uber Geek' or in fact 'God' :) Good Article, but I have to agree that ‘Power Programmer’ is not something I would want to be labeled with. I would prefer ‘Nerd’,'Super Nerd’,'Geek’,'Uber Geek’ or in fact ‘God’

:)

]]> By: OJ http://blog.slickedit.com/2007/04/what-is-a-power-programmer/comment-page-1/#comment-39 OJ Wed, 16 May 2007 04:13:23 +0000 http://blog.slickedit.com/?p=65#comment-39 Hi Scott. I've blogged in the past about a similar topic. I discussed what I felt makes up the day of a <a href="http://rant.blackapache.net/2006/10/04/the-day-job/" rel="nofollow">good developer</a>, and would be interested to hear your thoughts on the things I've mentioned. Do they describe the actions and mentality of what you perceive to be a <em>power programmer</em>? Cheers. OJ. Hi Scott. I’ve blogged in the past about a similar topic. I discussed what I felt makes up the day of a good developer, and would be interested to hear your thoughts on the things I’ve mentioned. Do they describe the actions and mentality of what you perceive to be a power programmer?

Cheers.
OJ.

]]> By: Scott Fleckenstein http://blog.slickedit.com/2007/04/what-is-a-power-programmer/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Scott Fleckenstein Wed, 16 May 2007 03:30:09 +0000 http://blog.slickedit.com/?p=65#comment-38 "Power Programmer"? No thanks. Even with the negative connotations, I feel immense pride when someone calls me a hacker. "Power Programmer" doesn't have history. “Power Programmer”? No thanks. Even with the negative connotations, I feel immense pride when someone calls me a hacker.

“Power Programmer” doesn’t have history.

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