Let me add that back in school, I immediately lost respect for anyone I caught peeking at my papers. I never hid my tests, as a matter of fact I pushed the papers forward for all to see, but it wasn't out sharing or kindness, more like contempt for anyone who would lower himself to call my work their own. I felt like I could withstand scrutiny and justify my work.
It was even better when the smart kids copied from me, specially when our eyes met and I caught them cheating: it was established right then and there who was whose bitch :-P
Two real-life problems I have had with my non-cheating principle are:
1) My inability to trust the quality of most people's work, specially if I know about the work and I'm passionate about it. I have a habit of going over people's code with an eye towards catching their "inevitable mistakes". My own mistakes pass in peace, undisturbed, of course.
2) Inability to take hints and advice. I take advice when I seek it. Unsolicited advice, specially when others are there to overhear it, or when I feel like I could have arrived at the same conclusion on my own given enough time; such advice goes unheeded. I might even deliberately make a mishap just because someone helped me mid-task.
It was even better when the smart kids copied from me, specially when our eyes met and I caught them cheating: it was established right then and there who was whose bitch :-P
Two real-life problems I have had with my non-cheating principle are:
1) My inability to trust the quality of most people's work, specially if I know about the work and I'm passionate about it. I have a habit of going over people's code with an eye towards catching their "inevitable mistakes". My own mistakes pass in peace, undisturbed, of course.
2) Inability to take hints and advice. I take advice when I seek it. Unsolicited advice, specially when others are there to overhear it, or when I feel like I could have arrived at the same conclusion on my own given enough time; such advice goes unheeded. I might even deliberately make a mishap just because someone helped me mid-task.