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Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: An engineer who accomplishes every goal they set is sandbagging; hitting about half of them is the sign of someone risking and learning enough. An engineer who accomplishes everygoal they set is sandbagging;hitting about half of them is thesign of someone risking and learningenough. KB Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Build where today's models succeed one percent of the time, not twenty: partial success means the capability is already arriving. — tap to centre the map on it Build where today's modelssucceed one percent of thetime, not twenty: partialsuccess means the capability… JD Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: The valuable skill is stopping and recovering while the work is still unfinished, not the capacity to push yourself harder. — tap to centre the map on it The valuable skill is stoppingand recovering while the workis still unfinished, not thecapacity to push yourself… OB Oliver Burkeman — holds since 2021-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: You do not have to finish a project to be rewarded for it: being told 'well done' for one piece is itself a motivational pull that keeps the work moving. — tap to centre the map on it You do not have to finish aproject to be rewarded for it:being told 'well done' for onepiece is itself a motivational… MH Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: If engineers do not hold themselves to a high standard and build efficiently, somebody else will come along and impose it on them. — tap to centre the map on it If engineers do not holdthemselves to a high standardand build efficiently,somebody else will come along… CM Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: If you are not willing to try hard, do things yourself and dig deeper, you should know what you are getting yourself into before betting a career on tech. — tap to centre the map on it If you are not willing to tryhard, do things yourself anddig deeper, you should knowwhat you are getting yourself… NE NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: When a business starts to feel easy it is about to get very hard; comfort is the warning sign, not the reward. — tap to centre the map on it When a business starts to feeleasy it is about to get veryhard; comfort is the warningsign, not the reward. TK Travis Kalanick — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Promotion at a big company is mostly about landing the right team and the right project: a 100x engineer put on easy work has no hard problem to point at. — tap to centre the map on it Promotion at a big company ismostly about landing the rightteam and the right project: a100x engineer put on easy work… NE NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. — tap to centre the map on it A company must cut half itsengineers to pay for the otherhalf's tokens, and that iswhat the layoffs are actually… SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
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At the centre An engineer who accomplishes every goal they set is sandbagging; hitting about half of them is the sign of someone risking and learning enough. Holds Kent Beck Read this korrent →