The Programmer's Food Pyramid

[iamelgringo]

http://osteele.com/archives/2008/01/programmers-pyramid

[plinkplonk]

I would draw the "pyramid" differently (with reading exemplary code higher up for example, and "writing about code" on the bottom), but it is an interesting idea.

But I am curious, do you spend significant time reading "master level" code? I have gained much by analyzing code from Peter Norvig and PG, but I have a feeling I don't do this enough.

[comatose_kid]

Oliver is a sharp guy - I recall his company (AlphaMask) demoing their nice 2D lib (on a 68000 based palm IIIc) to us when I worked at VM Labs.

[edw519]

I would add one more item at the bottom, bigger than anything else, "Deciding What to Write"