This reminds me of a quote from Margin Call: "There's only three ways to succeed in this business: be first, be smart, or cheat." It's not entirely relevant (th

This reminds me of a quote from Margin Call: "There's only three ways to succeed in this business: be first, be smart, or cheat." It's not entirely relevant (the context here is art, and given that it's on HN it could also be applied to programming too) but the essence is the same.