Influences

This talks about value capture by focusing on the most critical point of leverage

this book for sure. it starts so simple. too simple. if-else + loops → … → every conceivable form of software

this one helped a lot with seeing over the horizon and i saw it play out for a few companies in 2020 (when time moved very fast and very slow)

i felt this one so deeply because it relates to how certain sedimentary rocks form — accretion. most software is an ongoing effort.

this was a major unblock for me after hearing people talk about building for so long. they were talking about building abstractions. iteratively. over time.

“it’ll take [x] years to do it” “[x] years will pass anyways”

this was a big one. took a few months for it to really click. but when it did, i realized i could no longer not learn how to code (unless all of this was wrong. it is right).

This aligns with what I know to be true. You probably won't get it right on the first try. You probably don't know what right looks like. But keep at it and it'll become apparent in the fullness of time

this one too