Johann Van Tonder

Writing is a critical skill — perhaps the most important — of all the skills required to analyze data. The only way to get better at writing is to write, ideally every day.

Rohan Alexander, Telling Stories with Data

"Doing things that shouldn't be done in the first place faster and cheaper does not in my view constitute progress."

Kevin Gray

Writing code from scratch is gone. This was the most exciting part of the profession. Now what remains are debugging/fixing. The same concerns graphical design (original character design in games is gone), writing music (new melodies can be generated by clicking "refresh" and then improved), literature. You never start from scratch anymore. Which

"Everything we build has two outputs that could create value : what we make and what we learn. In the project model, we lose most of what we learn. When we want to work on that area again, we spend time and money relearning things we already paid for once. Or, more likely, not learning them, and making costly mistakes."

Marty Cagan

Consistent and profitable growth is never easy, but it’s nearly impossible without the quality, talent, and mindset of its people.

Source: Harvard Business Review / A “Growth-at-All-Costs” Mindset Can Stall Your Company