Based on the book:
đź“– The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey to Mastery
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đź“‘ Table of Contents
1. đź§ Ownership & Mindset
- Take full responsibility for our careers.
- When facing something unknown, follow up “I don’t know how to do it” with “but I will learn.”
- Embrace “good enough” instead of chasing perfection.
- Prefer fixing a broken feature today over building a perfect one tomorrow.
2. ⚖️ Risk & Planning
- Always have contingency plans for potential risks.
- Stay calm during crises and aim to reduce collateral damage as much as possible.
- Incorporate regular reviews into our knowledge strategy, just like managing an investment portfolio:
- Invest consistently in learning
- Diversify across disciplines
- Balance high and low-risk areas
- Learn from mistakes and iterate
- Reevaluate regularly
3. 📚 Learning & Problem-Solving
- Don’t let broken windows pile up in code—address small issues before they grow.
- If we want to pitch an idea, build a small, working version and suggest it could be improved with more time/resources.
- If stuck on a problem, talk it through with a peer—externalizing often unblocks us.