Here in France I have the feeling a lot of people think software engineers are dull and boring. If you too have troubles motivating your friends into programming try some of these examples.
- Grace Hopper : Major Cobol contributor and US Navy Admiral. I bet she would be a badass One Piece character !
- David Heinemeier Hansson : Major Ruby on Rails contributor and race car driver.
- Dennis Ritchie : One of the inventors of the C language and also a skilled driver, although for heavier vehicles.
- Kenneth Thompson : Master mind behind Unix, eminent C++ opponent, and alligator tamer.
- Jamie Zawinski : Major Mozilla contributor and nightclub owner.
- Scott Meyers : Is it just me or this renowned C++ expert is also known as Luke Skywalker ?
I will try to keep this updated as I hear about other amazing developer lifes.