Ask HN: Thoughts on Rich Hickey's advice on becoming a better developer?

Re:Ask HN: Thoughts on Rich Hickey's advice on becoming a be... by dfan on Monday February 16, 2015 @03:46PM (#9058893)

Rich Hickey is one guy and this is what worked for him. That does not mean that his experience generalizes to all developers. Listen to lots of people, perhaps weight their opinions based on their success and your admiration of them, and then make your own decisions.

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Re:Ask HN: Thoughts on Rich Hickey's advice on becoming a be... by perfunctory on Tuesday February 17, 2015 @07:29AM (#9061834)

I am not quite sure how to express it precisely, but the fact that in our field the phrase "Rich Hickey is one guy and this is what worked for him" doesn't sound ridicules, makes me a little sad. Mathematicians don't say "Pythagoras is just one guy and it worked for him."

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Re:Ask HN: Thoughts on Rich Hickey's advice on becoming a be... by dfan on Wednesday February 18, 2015 @08:57AM (#9068481)

On the contrary, I think exactly the same thing is true in mathematics; not everyone works or learns the same way, and assuming that imitating the path of one person, no matter how brilliant or successful, is the only way to succeed, is very shortsighted.

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