The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It always helps to be a good programmer. It is important to like computers and to be able to think of things people would want to do with their computers.
The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it's too late.
You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN.
Programmers can be lazy.
The mark of a mature programmer is willingness to throw out code you spent time on when you realize it's pointless.
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons.
Impatience is a virtue.
When are programmers happy? They're happy when they're not underutilized - when they're not bored - and also when they're not overburdened with inappropriate specifications or meaningless bureaucracies. In other words, programmers are happiest when they're working efficiently. This is a general preference in creative work.
Most good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun to program.
The competent programmer is fully aware of the limited size of his own skull. He therefore approaches his task with full humility, and avoids clever tricks like the plague.