Comments on: 10,000 hours of programming http://bytebaker.com/2008/11/17/10000-hours-of-programming/ Computer Science isn't a science and it's not about computers Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:19:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Flamenco dancers, programmers and excellence « The ByteBaker http://bytebaker.com/2008/11/17/10000-hours-of-programming/#comment-673 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:59:26 +0000 http://xcomputers.wordpress.com/?p=241#comment-673 [...] in any field (especially programming) requires a lot of dedication and hard work — about 10,000 hours of it. I’ve thought about whether or not it really is worth it to invest so much time in one [...]

]]> By: Aris Samad http://bytebaker.com/2008/11/17/10000-hours-of-programming/#comment-221 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:20:51 +0000 http://xcomputers.wordpress.com/?p=241#comment-221 After reading Outliers, I have been fascinated by the 10,000 hour concept. Personally I’m interested to apply it to my 2 core interests (programming and ice hockey). I think I’ve passed the 10,000 hour mark for programming (since I do it as a job), but am only at 2,500 hours for ice hockey. And the difference is very clear!

Also, I wanted to say you write well. So 10K hours of programming or 10K hours of writing… either way good luck!

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