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All software developers should have their own blogs, regardless of how much experience they have. We should all share our experiences and findings and help to create a great community. We should not worry too much about what other people will think about it. We should first write it for ourselves. - Sandro Mancuso, The Software Craftsman

Learn the basics. Frameworks and paradigms come and go. - HAP, https://dev.to/redhap/comment/1egoh

Take the time to get the most out of your apprenticeship, and understand that whether you have been programming for three months or five years, you are still very much a beginner when it comes to software craftsmanship. - Dave Hoover, Apprenticeship Patterns

Bit by bit I raise the bar, and by clearing each level I elevate myself. At least that’s why I’ve put in the effort day after day: to raise my own level. I’m not great, by any means. I’m at an ordinary – or perhaps more like mediocre – level. But that’s not the point. The point is whether or not I improved over yesterday. The only opponent I have to beat is myself, the way I used to be. -  Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

It doesn't matter if you are an experienced or newbie programmer. Learning by doing brings much more results than learning passively, especially when it comes to programming. - Pete Goodliffe, Becoming a Better Programmer

You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life. The meaning of life is not something we look for, it is something we create. - Daniel Klein, Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It

Experience should not be your goal. All experience indicates  that you have been able to survive. It does not indicate the amount you have learned, only the time you have spent. This is why your goal should be to become skilled. The increase in your skill level is the only meaningful testament to the effort you have spent inspecting, adapting, and improving your working habits. - Dave Hoover, Apprenticeship Patterns

You don’t become a software craftsman by learning a list of heuristics. Professionalism and craftsmanship come from values that drive disciplines. Clean code always looks like it was written by someone who cares. - Robert C. Martin, Clean Code

This is the important thing to understand about design patterns, there is no right or wrong. As a developer, you are in charge. That means you decide when a pattern is appropriate, and when it's completely unnecessary. You decide, did this improve or not improve my application? That's the key.  - Jeffrey Way

I have a big list of things I'd like to learn. But I'm not going to go out and do all of these things tomorrow. It takes time. You've got to plan and practice and be patient. Don't get overwhelmed by the amount of stuff you want to learn and just enjoy the process of learning. One day at a time, one step at a time. - Andrew, It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint https://dev.to/awwsmm/its-a-marathon-not-a-sprint-5568

If you’re wanting to stay in software for the long haul, then I’d recommend a different approach from chasing the hype. Try to find the fun in software development. And, as you learn how to find the fun in building and learning things, be sure to pace yourself. So, don’t learn everything all at once. You will have to look a lot of things up during your day to day work, even after a decade in the field. - Andrew Owen, https://junglecoder.com/blog/learning-without-burnout

Learning to enjoy the learning process itself will serve you well in the ever changing technology landscape that keeps us perpetually on our toes. - Dave Hoover, Apprenticeship Patterns

Programming is not about knowing everything. It's all about knowing that these stuffs exist and learning when and how to use it. - PO

It doesn’t matter how old I get, but as long as I continue to live, I’ll always discover something new about myself.— Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

At 54, I am still in progress, and I hope that I always will be - Michelle Obama, Becoming

Good software, like wine, takes time - Joel Spolsky

The adventure of life is to learn. - William Arthur Ward

The most important thing that running can teach about programming is that, it's a marathon not a sprint.

Continuous improvement is about removing the things that get in the way of your work.

The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.

The more your learn, the more you are exposed to what you don't know.

The only job security you have today is your commitment to continuous personal improvement. - Ken Blanchard

Today is our chance to do something extraordinary. Do it now!

Understanding of life begins with the understanding of patterns. - Fritjof Capra

When you want to learn something, you need to first fall in love with it.

In order to find, you must first search. - Jim Rohn

Be like a flower, survive the rain but use it to grow.

Everything will change in your life, when you change the inside of you.

I am still learning. - Michaelangelo at age 87

Keep going, keep growing.

In the middle of every difficulty lies an opportunity. - Albert Einstein

All you need is less.