Important http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2009/02/paying-down-your-technical-debt.html
Favor existing solutions.
If you can't explain the problem simply you can't solve the problem smartly.
The bug is probably in YOUR code.
Invest in a robust debugging environment.
Sharpen your saw
Stay out of quadrant 3 http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?FourQuadrants
User Experience is everyone's responsibility, QA is everyone's responsibility, priority is everyone's responsibility, maintenance is everyone's responsibility. All of it is YOUR responsibility.
You've been granted precious moments of your users' attention, cherish them.
Ethics matter.
Nothing will be more important for your development as a professional than communication.
Courage is required.
