What does it take to be one of the best?
Matthias Endler has written a great list of traits, he considers the best programmers out there have in common. Don't want to spoil here, just recommend reading it. He writes:
In the hope that this will be an inspiration to someone out there...
It was for me. And remember: You can't skip the hard work.
→ The Best Programmers I Know, endler.dev
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