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Remember that code is really the language in which we ultimately express the requirements. We may create languages that are closer to the requirements. We may create tools that help us parse and assemble those requirements into formal
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“There are so many people working so hard and achieving so little. —Andy Grove”
― Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
― Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
“The worst scheduling mistake is allowing yourself to get pulled randomly into meetings. It is very difficult to get into the groove of writing code if you’re interrupted every hour by a meeting.”
― The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change
― The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change
“There exist the kind of people for whom life is some kind of project. After talking to them, you stop feeling good for a few hours; life starts tasting like food cooked without salt.”
― Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder
― Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder
“When my grandfather asked his friend during the Lebanese war why he did not go back to Aleppo, his answer was categorical: “We people of Aleppo prefer war to prison.” I thought that he meant that they were going to put him in jail, but then I realized that by “prison” he meant the loss of political and economic freedoms.”
― Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder
― Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder
“Most of the time, change in the world overtakes you,” Reed says. When a Hollywood executive once asked him during an on-stage interview whether he makes five-year strategic plans or three-year strategic plans, Reed said he does neither: three years is an eternity in Silicon Valley, and they can’t plan that far in advance.”
― The Startup of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career
― The Startup of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career
Aboud’s 2025 Year in Books
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