The Thinking Builder

What it does

Thinking machines are making it easier to make software, but it's the builder behind the keyboard who makes the difference. Good designers, engineers, and founders do things others don't. They are thinking builders who see the craft from a different angle. This book holds 60 letters for the builders who do not want to be average. Not a tutorial. Just the common sense every creator needs. A light philosophy book about software.

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