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ComputerWorld quotes Ron Jeffries – an Ann Arbor consultant and editor of XProgramming.com, an online resource for programmers – for an article on “stretch” assignments, projects that ask workers to reach beyond their current skill set. Too often, Jeffries says, managers don’t provide enough support: “Telling a programmer, ‘I bet you can’t implement this compiler by Thursday,’ is not a legitimate stretch goal.” [Source]