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twic on Feb 16, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Thoughts on Rich Hickey's advice on becomi...

If the OP's goal is to make more money, this might be good advice. But if their goal is to become a better programmer, it won't.

j_s on Feb 17, 2015 [–]

That is certainly a valid response.

Being able to convince others of the value of one's contributions tends to create an expectation for even greater contributions - this driving force can easily be directed toward improvement as a programmer.

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