In this blog post Chuck Jazdzewski gives some fatherly advice to new programmers. It doesn't look like any of his children will become programmers. Instead of letting his fatherly advice go to waste, he gives the advice to all of us. Even though it's not rocket science I think it's some pretty simple and good guidelines. If my son ever decides to be a programmer I will remember to pass on the advice. But it's too early to say as he is only seven weeks old by now :-)

Chuck summarizes the blog post by these six statements that you as (new) programmer should try to remember:

- Never stop learning.
- Communication is critical.
- Under promise, over deliver.
- "I was wrong."
- If it is not tested it doesn't work.
- Programming isn't your job, shipping is.