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My software dev post has taken on a life of its own

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post that was aimed at my "tweeps" asking them how they got started in software development.  A bunch of people answered and you can see a list of those answers here, unfortunately only those people that linked back to the original post will be listed.  This Google search lists a lot of them as well.

I'm totally blown away by how this simple post has spread across the net.  I mean, c'mon....Charles Petzold answered it after being tagged by Julia Lerman! :-)  How cool is that?  Joe Stagner from Microsoft answered it and his post showed up on the front page of http://asp.net (screenshot)!

Thanks to everyone that answered!  If you have a blog and haven't been tagged yet...well, consider yourself tagged!  Answer the questions and link back here!  If you don't have a blog, feel free to answer them in the comments for this post.

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# re: My software dev post has taken on a life of its own

left by Matt Blodgett at 7/9/2008 10:57 AM Gravatar
People generally don't pass up an opportunity to talk about themselves (especially bloggers!).

Key to a successful meme: "tag" people with a challenge that encourages them to freely talk about themselves.

# re: My software dev post has taken on a life of its own

left by Dan Rigsby at 7/9/2008 3:45 PM Gravatar
Im happy to say that I am one of the links that led to Charles Petzold. Congrats on getting such a HUGE response from this!

# re: My software dev post has taken on a life of its own

left by Sarah at 7/9/2008 10:48 PM Gravatar
I'm glad I tagged Jeff who tagged other people who tagged other people who ... well you see where I'm going with that. Definitely a great idea!
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