Reconsidering the Hacker Maxim: Why Solving Problems Multiple Times Has Value
Quoth “How to Become a Hacker”: 2. No problem should ever have to be solved twice. Creative brains are a valuable, limited resource. They shouldn't be wasted on re-inventing the wheel when there are…
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