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Re:Ask HN: What does mastery look like in software engineering? by kube-system on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @04:53PM (#25663111)
Additionally, expert engineers can better define the problem space to begin with. Some engineers can get things done and evaluate tradeoffs well, but end up solving the wrong problem.

Expert engineers have the ability to think about a problem in a broader context than the engineering problem at hand.

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Re:Ask HN: What does mastery look like in software engineering? by bilkoo on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @08:08PM (#25665810)
“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.” - Arthur Schopenhauer
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Re:Ask HN: What does mastery look like in software engineering? by hinkley on Thursday January 07, 2021 @01:55AM (#25668036)
Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats.

- Howard Aiken

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Re:Ask HN: What does mastery look like in software engineering? by koolba on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @11:28PM (#25667277)
That’s a beautiful quote.
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Re:Ask HN: What does mastery look like in software engineering? by bokohut on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @05:28PM (#25663524)
"to think about a problem in a broader context" << this
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