{"id":37,"date":"2011-09-01T23:25:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T23:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madprogrammer76.wordpress.com\/2011\/09\/01\/eleven-items-that-makes-a-developer-great"},"modified":"2011-09-01T23:25:00","modified_gmt":"2011-09-01T23:25:00","slug":"eleven-items-that-makes-a-developer-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/andrewpallant.ca\/wordpress\/eleven-items-that-makes-a-developer-great\/","title":{"rendered":"Eleven Items That Makes a Developer Great"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are a few items that makes a software \/ web developer great:<\/span>
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\nUpdated to twelve items thanks to some input.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Knowing they are not perfect<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Listens to business needs<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Always evolving by striving to do better<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Never hides a mistake, but acknowledges and learns from it<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Does not blame the user for the error<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Always tries to learn something new<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Makes notes<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Listens to teammates<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Does not blame the previous developer<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Willing to dive in and do the work no matter what<\/span><\/li>\n
  11. Ask questions when they do not know [\u00a0Shawn Adamsson rTraction\u00a0<\/span>@late2game<\/a><\/span>\u00a0]<\/span><\/li>\n
  12. Thinks and plans before coding. Know where you’re expected to go and plan the path to get there carefully<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\u00a0Shawn Adamsson rTraction\u00a0<\/span>@late2game<\/a><\/span>\u00a0]<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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