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Peter Norvig's essay on why learning to program well takes years, not days — a direct rebuttal to 'learn X in 24 hours' books that still rings true decades later.

Still one of the most useful things to send someone who's starting to code. The point about deliberate practice vs. just coding is criminally underappreciated.

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siddharth·446 rep·2/11/2026

The section on what it takes to be an expert programmer is more honest than 99% of coding bootcamp marketing. Good to read before you start, not after.