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by surprisetalk 1007 days ago
How to Win Friends and Influence People and The Design of Everyday Things

Code architecture and design and management are generally people problems. Sure, memory management and algorithms are important, but I’ve found that 80% of my problems have historically been caused by my poor listening skills. Learn to listen to what your customers and coworkers are really saying so that you don’t build the wrong thing to begin with.