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The differences between average and great programmers is huge, what methods have "made" great programmers, or is there no relevant influence ? Are there any studies on the positive effect of any measures including for example stress levels?

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Right now, this is a request for literature. These questions are best suited for a search engine - perhaps Google Scholar can help. The IEEE digital library or the ACM digital library might have something, but many papers there require a subscription or a purchase fee. – Thomas Owens♦ Oct 16 '12 at 21:06
Just found this paper again: Methodologies have little effect compared to individual differences. forums.construx.com/blogs/stevemcc/archive/2011/01/09/… – Mik Seljamaa Oct 16 '12 at 21:53
I think that no method(ology) can "make" great programmers. Only curiosity, enthusiasm and continuous self learning can. However, the opposite is sadly true: a bad methodology (or work environment in general) can kill a great programmer (or someone who had the potential to become one). – Péter Török Oct 17 '12 at 7:15

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