I've been programming 40 years, so there. Here are some he missed:
- Keep at least two rubber bands around your punched card deck. It doesn't take too many times trying to put your cards back in order after they fall on the floor to learn this.
- Adding a pastry when you submit your job to the operator may mean the results will come out fifteen minutes earlier or more.
- Keep your paper tapes in a waterproof box!
- In Fortran 66, try not to GOTO a GOTO that goes to another GOTO. Keep that code readable.
- Keep at least two rubber bands around your punched card deck. It doesn't take too many times trying to put your cards back in order after they fall on the floor to learn this.
- Adding a pastry when you submit your job to the operator may mean the results will come out fifteen minutes earlier or more.
- Keep your paper tapes in a waterproof box!
- In Fortran 66, try not to GOTO a GOTO that goes to another GOTO. Keep that code readable.
- There's always room for Easter Eggs in games.