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For the former think it is some plain and obvious thing, like pleasure,
wealth, or honour; they differ, however, from one another- and often even
the same man identifies it with different things, with health when he is
ill, with wealth when he is poor; but, conscious of their ignorance, they
admire those who proclaim some great ideal that is above their comprehension.
Nicomachean Ethics | Book 1
Aristotle
The defining element of the novice is a reliance on recipes. Novices need clear instructions on how to do something in order to do it. They don’t have an intuitive understanding of the skill, so they need someone else’s recipes to follow in order to complete any task within the skill.
The Step-by-Step Guide to Go From Novice to Expert in Any Skill
nateliason.com
Compared to other academic pursuits, there could not be an easier subject matter to research, this stuff is literally all online and version controlled with git, and all the people involved are still alive and easily contactable. And when you’ve filled something in, when you’ve found something cool in your research, write it up. Preferably in public!
The Coding Career Handbook
Shawn Wang
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