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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
by dfan 12y ago
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.
- perfunctory 12y agoI 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."
- dfan 12y agoOn 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.