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Software companies aren't made of code, much like bakeries aren't made of bread. Software companies are made of *processes that produce and maintain code*. Software is a by-product of these processes. It's not even the *final* product — it's a means to an end. The final product is a solution to a business problem.

The Machine That Makes the Thing Is More Valuable Than the Thing

François Chollet

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Git: A Pictorial Walkthrough

Brij Kishore Pandey

A [*New York Times* book review](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Book_Review) on Brian Hall's 2008 biography *Fall of Frost* states: "Whichever way they go, they're sure to miss something good on the other path."

The Road Not Taken

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