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Lessons from 10k hours of programming


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Today we’re talking to Matt Rickard about his blog post, Reflections on 10,000 Hours of Programming. Matt was clear to mention that these reflections are purely about coding, not career advice or other soft skills. These reflections are just about deliberately writing code for 10,000 hours, which also correlates with the number of hours needed to master a skill.

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    • Matt Rickard – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X
    • Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
    • Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

    Show Notes:

    • Reflections on 10,000 Hours of Programming
    • Heptagon of Configuration
    • Linux Kernel Docs on commenting
    • Ahmad Nassri on JS Party
    • Todo or Die - Python Edition
    • Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

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