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Your employer can't force you to be a good programmer. If you want to be great, you're responsible for making yourself great.
My reading list:
- Coding Horror blog
Stack Overflow
Q&A for professional and enthusiast programmers
Arqade
Q&A for passionate videogamers on all platforms
Travel
Q&A for road warriors and seasoned travelers
Super User
Q&A for computer enthusiasts and power users
Personal Finance & Money
Q&A for people who want to be financially literate
Database Administrators
Q&A for database professionals who wish to improve their database skills and learn from others in the community
Code Review
Q&A for peer programmer code reviews
Politics
Q&A for people interested in governments, policies, and political processes
Gardening & Landscaping
Q&A for gardeners and landscapers
Home Improvement
Q&A for contractors and serious DIYers
Server Fault
Q&A for system and network administrators
Bitcoin
Q&A for Bitcoin users, developers, and enthusiasts
Ethereum
Q&A for users of Ethereum, the decentralized application platform and smart contract enabled blockchain
English Language & Usage
Q&A for linguists, etymologists, and serious English language enthusiasts
Ask Different
Q&A for power users of Apple hardware and software
Cryptography
Q&A for software developers, mathematicians and others interested in cryptography
Law
Q&A for legal professionals, students, and others with experience or interest in law
Biology
Q&A for biology researchers, academics, and students
Software Recommendations
Q&A for people seeking specific software recommendations
Network Engineering
Q&A for network engineers
Meta Stack Exchange
Q&A for meta-discussion of the Stack Exchange family of Q&A websites
Cross Validated
Q&A for people interested in statistics, machine learning, data analysis, data mining, and data visualization
User Experience
Q&A for user experience researchers and experts
Academia
Q&A for academics and those enrolled in higher education
Software Engineering
Q&A for professionals, academics, and students working within the systems development life cycle
Board & Card Games
Q&A for people who like playing board games, designing board games or modifying the rules of existing board games
Electrical Engineering
Q&A for electronics and electrical engineering professionals, students, and enthusiasts
The Workplace
Q&A for members of the workforce navigating the professional setting
Monero
Q&A for developers and users of the secure, private and untraceable cryptocurrency Monero