achieved the future economic security they so craved through
“The sad reality is we are replaceable, we are not the smartest, and we don’t know everything.”
― Confessions of a Software Techie: The Surprising Truth about Things that Really Matter
― Confessions of a Software Techie: The Surprising Truth about Things that Really Matter
“Good process serves you so you can serve customers. But if you’re not watchful, the process can become the thing. This can easily happen in large organizations. The process becomes the proxy for the result you want. You stop looking at outcomes and just make sure you’re doing the process right. Gulp. The process is not the thing. It’s always worth asking, do we own the process or does the process own us?”(7)”
― Confessions of a Software Techie: The Surprising Truth about Things that Really Matter
― Confessions of a Software Techie: The Surprising Truth about Things that Really Matter
“Let’s say a million users use an application. And one of the most used features is no longer usable because of the buggy code. After this mess, can you tell the client, “Failures are but mileposts on the road to success”?”
― Confessions of a Software Techie: The Surprising Truth about Things that Really Matter
― Confessions of a Software Techie: The Surprising Truth about Things that Really Matter
“There is no secret formula. You just need to perform better than others. You don’t need connections. You don’t need recommendations. In fact, you build connections and get recommendations through your performance.”
― Confessions of a Software Techie: The Surprising Truth about Things that Really Matter
― Confessions of a Software Techie: The Surprising Truth about Things that Really Matter
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