What hackers and painters have in common is that they’re both makers. Along with composers, architects, and writers, what hackers and painters are trying to do is make good things. They’re not doing research per se, though if in the course
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“In a way, the world as we see it is the construction of people who have to make real what others manage to imagine or dream.”
― White Mountain
― White Mountain
“Computer programming was not merely a technical pursuit, but an approach to the problems of living.”
― Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
― Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
“Overachievers tend to struggle with the notion of starting with rubbish; they hold themselves to a high standard of perfection at every stage in the process. But the standard to which they hold themselves is neither realistic nor productive.”
― Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most
― Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most
“I knew that as the company grew, we would need additional processes and systems designed to coordinate the company’s operations at each larger size. And yet I had also seen many startups become ossified and bureaucratic out of a misplaced desire to become “professional.”
― The Lean Startup
― The Lean Startup
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