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The Bushido of Engineering
Here are my responses to the AWS interview worksheet concerning Amazon leadership principles. Ownership I practice ownership through mindful cleanliness of my physical belongings, and mindful awareness of my abstract belongings such as relationships and careers. Invent and Simplify Productivity is an exponential curve over time if optimizations are applied locally and consistently. Are Right,…
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A Buddhist’s perspective on failing
“ The Buddha taught that suffering is a consequence of attachment. He advised that we work on lessening our attachment to earthly attractions and thereby reduce our suffering. Personally, I don’t have any intention of losing my attachment completely to the joys of this world. And I have learned that in fact, to achieve your…
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Aesthetics matter
“ Readability. It’s not something you think about often. It’s the sort of thing you notice when it’s either entirely missing or perfect. Michael Muse – an appropriate name I must say – inspired me to write this brief dissertation on the value of aesthetics in code writing. Code, as they say, is for humans.…