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Discussion on: The Three Virtues of a GREAT Programmer

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Ben Halpern

I'm not sure I'd label that third quality as hubris if done in a healthy way. I think that's sometimes the way you end up with "greatish" programs with critical flaws that the inventors were too proud to address.

Perhaps a bit of hubris can be a positive as part of a group, but I'm not sure if teams filled with this quality are going to be doing well.

My 2 cents

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Charles Wood

I have a feeling that these are a bit tongue-in-cheek ;)

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Francesco Napoletano

Perhaps a bit of hubris can be a positive as part of a group, but I'm not sure if teams filled with this quality are going to be doing well.

I agree. But sometimes you have to be "over-proud" of what you're doing (and willing to do).