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Submission + - Things That Scare the Bejeezus Out of Programmers (itworld.com) 1

itwbennett writes: Software developers are, by and large, a cool and analytical bunch, but there are a handful of things that strike terror in their hearts. ITworld's Phil Johnson scoured developer forums looking for an answer to the question: What’s your biggest fear as a programmer? The answers clustered into 5 broad groups ranging from being forced to learn or use a specific technology to working for and with incompetents.

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It amazes me that there are still people arguing that the best solution to the problem is to have *more* guns. There are far more armed civilians in this country than any other country on the planet, and yet these kind of events are happening increasingly often in America. Clearly this is not working as either a deterrent, or helping to keep people safe. The free availability of guns and ammunition is definitely making it much easier for the nutjobs to do an unbelievable amount of harm before the police, or anyone, can respond.

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