A few days ago I interviewed a programmer for several professional questions he did not answer it.
Apart from the embarrassment, I asked him: "You do not have any ideal what you most desire thing now??"
His wandering eyes, without hesitation and said: "Go write a blog, interviews were recorded this experience!"
I did not expect such an operation actually there in the interview.
I asked why this could be the most desired thing at this stage, he asked, "You really do not want their experience to record it? Do not you want to share their experiences to others?"
Good sense I actually can not refute.
So serious programmer, must be a rare talent!
So, I decided: not to admit him.
In recent years, the North American Chuang Chuang to go, I, work style has gradually become inward-looking personality of the original catch on in the fast-paced high-intensity work like a machine, without a trace of emotion absolute implementation of the plan.
Whether it is M $, Google, Apple such a great company, or some small start-up companies, the two circles code almost all farmers can work independently, over time, I met many good farming code, and then I found a cruel thing in common -
They do not write a blog.
Do not write code? One by one are able to write code, code optimization level of style and did not have to say.
Not independence? They each travel extensively, Wu Wen can be designed to optimize front-end back-end, the face of ten million bug without fear.
I asked which one yards agriculture, Q: You do not want to write its own blog?
He said: nonsense, definitely want to ah.
I asked: Why is it not write it? No time to do?
He sighed: No, I was too cow.
He eloquently said: good programmers do not write the blog.
I chat with this person, in itself is a big God, Shuoboliandu took three years to complete six years of learning tasks, even the professor Frozen · Mallet were shocked. After entry, in his spare time, he also worked on a number of open source and closed source projects, income is also very impressive.
He had to go to the United States graduate school, worked for several years in the United States, after returning home, and did not take the money at home, holding a job in the United States able to save savings, he went to Beijing venture.
Initially six months, the money almost lose it, dead teeth not with the family and said it was Siyaomianzai refused to borrow a friend, he took credit card loans, and finally in another six months after the turnaround.
He had never written a blog.
Such high-level code farmer, I am afraid that the vast majority of blog articles disdain.
I also know a backend.
He is the kind that is written in C code to allow the use of memory management is very elegant man, exude Programmer temperament. In recent years, the back end of their company, SSO, large and small subsystems, is he a man to write out.
IT circle, most people are struggling, like him at this level, basically played the whole body is a luxury property comes with big God, they are fundamentally unlike the traditional sense of the so-called "code farmers."
But this man is a circle of a clear stream.
His biggest hobby is to listen to songs, chase chase drama, the group set a set of irrigation, live like a rookie can not afford to write a blog.
Programmers in this industry, only the tip of the pyramid can go wayward, he, too, sometimes involuntarily in circles, write some residual brain function requirements wonderful product manager.
The same as the IT people, in the face of the power of the market is still vulgar environment, the vast majority of people are forced reluctantly, to maintain its own blog, send some meaningless hydrological pretend very powerful way, over time, people It will become impetuous.
He was not affected in any way.
I asked him: you in the end how to maintain a sense of balance, others are desperate to water the article, how can you live so chic comfortable and constantly improve their real ability and will not interfere with your heart?
He laughed and said: You had a child did not test test ah? Especially the black pen exam must use?
I immediately understand.
Even do not like something, you can also use professional attitude to deal with, while moderate compromise, still maintain their authentic creation.
Like a child to take the test, we have a few colorful pens, obtained after examination scores to ensure they are not being reprimanded parents, teachers, will still use this pen you really want to use in their work.
This the true, not everyone can adhere to, especially after the community, bustling world of possibilities still mindful of compromise and perseverance distinguish degree, it is very rare.
After he finished that code, still quietly contributing to open source projects, it is admirable.
He seemed to live like this immortal programmers to write blog cheat traffic has certainly not vulgar expectations, he knows he does not need the ability to promote through the blog, so he does not worry.
I hope you understand the value of programmers has always been embodied by the real coding ability, rather than reflected by the blog.
HR last week with a friend out to dinner, he said he just started to provoke some programmers, programmers write blog always think is the most cattle, considered representative of high traffic high their abilities, no need to delve too technical, and more water point article people will think you are big brother.
He told me, "but you are not the same, you will always remind me to be away from my comfort zone, I can not be complacent, I want to have a sense of crisis, you do not seem to value the program ape blog."
Good programmers, in time to make something new or solve a problem, of course, will want to write articles blog to record.
However, if a programmer really want to be like his ideal, still or else succumb to this blog vulgar era of supremacy, is still the mainstream of society or else compromise on the hydrological flying.
To remain forever young, forever tears.
