* Before making a self-post in `/r/programming`, please check the [programming.reddit FAQ](http://www.reddit.com/help/faqs/programming) to see if it's there first. In fact, if you're going to make a self-post, stop and think *really* hard if that's really what you want to do. * `/r/programming` is *not* a place to ask for help, run polls, rant, or otherwise use as a captive audience. For that try [/r/learnprogramming](/r/learnprogramming) or [StackOverflow](http://stackoverflow.com/). And if you're an all-star hacker (or even just beginning) why not join the discussion [/r/redditdev](http://www.reddit.com/r/redditdev/) and [steal our reddit code](http://code.reddit.com).
This is a really excellent look at where software engineering practises have gone wrong in the past, how software engineering compares to other engineering disciplines, and a few suggestions on how we can improve.
