While I agree with the rest, there is one nit I must pick regarding: >This statement is false: "Half of what a programmer knows will be useless in 10 years."

While I agree with the rest, there is one nit I must pick regarding: >This statement is false: "Half of what a programmer knows will be useless in 10 years." The idea of a half-life of working knowledge has been around for decades; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-life_of_knowledge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-life_of_knowledge