RailsConf 09 - Robert Martin - What killed smalltalk could kill ruby, too
If you take anything at all away from this talk its Robert Martin’s answer to the last question, which boiled down to this: “Professionalism is honour, honesty with yourself and disciplined in your approach and not succumbing to fear and throwing away all your techniques in the face of a deadline.”
The last attribute reminds me of another quote “Anger, fear, aggression. The dark side are they. Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny.” - Yoda
This struck a chord with me, Am I being professional?