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Ask HN: What are the fundamentals for becoming a great engineer

3 pointsby andherabout 7 years ago
I came across a blog post talking about the value of fundamentals in software dev (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.skorks.com&#x2F;2010&#x2F;04&#x2F;on-the-value-of-fundamentals-in-software-development&#x2F;).<p>What according to you would be the fundamentals to focus on to become a great software developer &#x2F; engineer? As a follow up: what is a good plan to learn these fundamentals, assuming that university is already done with

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kiranknabout 7 years ago
This is what I tell my team: 1. Systems Thinking - Understanding the Big picture 2. First Principles Thinking - Starting from the fundamentals 3. Striving for simplicity 4. Learning to say ‘No’ 5. Improving processes &amp; working well in a team