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  14 <H3>The Way of DOC</H3>
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  16 To build an effective systems research group, it's essential to
  17 develop a culture that is supportive to software development and
  18 software system researchers and developers.  The following are some of
  19 the key precepts that underly the culture of the <A
  20 HREF="http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/ACE-members.html">DOC</A>
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  24 <LI> Work hard
  25 <LI> Have fun
  26 <LI> Be creative
  27 <LI> Be curious
  28 <LI> Be <A HREF="http://www.XProgramming.com/Practices/xpractices.htm">extreme</A>
  29 <LI> Learn new skills
  30 <LI> Teach your skills to others
  31 <LI> Value the contributions of team members
  32 <LI> <A HREF="http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/research.html">Write papers</A>
  33 <LI> Read papers
  34 <LI> <A HREF="http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/tutorials.html">Give presentations</A>
  35 <LI> Be responsive to ACE/TAO users questions and issues
  36 <LI> Act now, rather than later
  37 <LI> Accept responsibility
  38 <LI> Delegate responsibility
  39 <LI> Play chess
  40 <LI> Play chess after being awake all night
  41 <LI> Make paper airplanes
  42 <li> Drink Nestea
  43 <li> Watch South Park
  44 <li> Juggle and bounce balls
  45 <LI> Play ping-pong
  46 <LI> Swear under your breath at <A HREF="http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/C++/">C++</A>
  47 <LI> Fix at least two bugs every day
  48 <LI> Create at least one bug every day (and then fix it ;-))
  49 <LI> Fix your own bugs
  50 <LI> Swear at other people's bugs.... but also fix them
  51 <LI> Resist the temptation to express "code rage"
  52 <LI> Resist the temptation to become demotivated
  53 <LI> Go ballroom dancing
  54 <LI> Drive Corvettes
  55 <LI> Move one step closer to world domination every day (Ein Schritt naeher zur Weltbeherrschung).
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