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Every violent act in the world begins with a violent desire in somebody’s mind, which disturbs that person’s own peace and happiness before it disturbs the peace and happiness of anyone else.

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

Yuval Noah Harari

When writing comments, try to put yourself in the mindset of the reader and ask yourself what are the key things he or she will need to know. If your code is undergoing review and a reviewer tells you that something is not obvious, don’t argue with them; if a reader thinks it’s not obvious, then it’s not obvious.

A Philosophy of Software Design

John Ousterhout

Concurrency is a decoupling strategy. It helps us decouple what gets done from when it gets done.

Clean Code

Robert C. Martin

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