Passion for Code - you need it badly

I found a very interesting point in your article.<p>"Passion is a word that is thrown around far too often when wanting to describe how devoted we are to something."<p>I googled it. Surprise: <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=Passion+is+a+word+that+is+thrown+around+far+too+often+when+wanting+to+describe+how+devoted+we+are+to+something" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/search?q=Passion+is+a+word+that+is+thr...</a>

Pragmatic Programmer as recommended by Jeff Atwood - a must read<p><a href="http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2004/10/a-pragmatic-quick-reference.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2004/10/a-pragmatic-quick-r...</a>

i think you should also add the point of working in open source projects. It'll give learners very concise and deep knowledge of their domain.