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Re:Trying to become a better developer by learning more abou... by jasonpeacock on Monday July 31, 2023 @02:49PM (#36947130)
Similarly, Accidents in North American Mountaineering[1] covers failures and their factors and is good reading.

[1] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/about_the_accide...

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Re:Trying to become a better developer by learning more abou... by thenobsta on Monday July 31, 2023 @06:11PM (#36949581)
I took a self-rescue course and a list at the end of their handout had such good engineering tips that I shared it with my eng team. Lots to be learned about engineering from climbing/mountaineering. The list was something like the following:

A few pro-tips:

- Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast.

- Simplicity/speed/efficiency is good.

- Strong is good. Redundancy is good/better.

- Equalization and Extension are a trade off.

- Not everything is a nail so NOT every tool is a hammer.

- Tools that have multiple uses are good.

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