How To Become A Cool Developer?

If you are a developer and are looking for pointers on how to become a cool developer, 91 Surefire Ways to Become an Even Greater Developer  provides a comprehensive compilation of great references.   How to Become a Good Developer in Gunnar Peipman’s ASP.NET Blog is one of the best references. Here is an excerpt:

1. Attitude
2. Read the books
3. Code! Code! Code!
4. Try out tools and utilities that make your work easier
5. Try out new technologies
6. Look how other guys develop systems
7. Everything that shines is not gold
8. Participate in communities
9. Visit technology events

Happy Coding!