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Re:Ask HN: Thoughts on Rich Hickey's advice on becoming a be... by twic on Monday February 16, 2015 @05:02PM (#9059338)
If the OP's goal is to make more money, this might be good advice. But if their goal is to become a better programmer, it won't.
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Re:Ask HN: Thoughts on Rich Hickey's advice on becoming a be... by j_s on Monday February 16, 2015 @09:30PM (#9060366)
That is certainly a valid response.

Being able to convince others of the value of one's contributions tends to create an expectation for even greater contributions - this driving force can easily be directed toward improvement as a programmer.

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