Agree with Alex that heroism needs to be valued in the right way. When looking for a programming job, figuring out whether the manager values heroism in the rig

Agree with Alex that heroism needs to be valued in the right way. When looking for a programming job, figuring out whether the manager values heroism in the right way is a great way of figuring whether they understand and value quality people and quality work. Many managers can't tell a good programmer from a bad one.