Ask HN: What are the fundamentals for becoming a great engineer

3 points by andher 8y ago ↗ HN

I came across a blog post talking about the value of fundamentals in software dev (https://www.skorks.com/2010/04/on-the-value-of-fundamentals-in-software-development/).

What according to you would be the fundamentals to focus on to become a great software developer / engineer? As a follow up: what is a good plan to learn these fundamentals, assuming that university is already done with

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kirankn 8y ago ↗

This is what I tell my team: 1. Systems Thinking - Understanding the Big picture 2. First Principles Thinking - Starting from the fundamentals 3. Striving for simplicity 4. Learning to say ‘No’ 5. Improving processes & working well in a team