Matt Rickard

That's a great example. Rather than the documentation be obsolete or non-existent from my use case, I can actually read the docs on how assets cause an image, for example, and what happens as a result.

That's a great example. Rather than the documentation be obsolete or non-existent from my use case, I can actually read the docs on how assets cause an image, for example, and what happens as a result.

I actually learned a similar lesson to this from a fellow named Brian Tracy, but it was more in the sales vein and more of a self-development vein than it was simply programming. But the analogy is very similar. Basically, if you want to be good at something or excel at some way at something, look at who's already doing it really, really well and emulate them.

I actually learned a similar lesson to this from a fellow named Brian Tracy, but it was more in the sales vein and more of a self-development vein than it was simply programming. But the analogy is very similar. Basically, if you want to be good at something or excel at some way at something, look at who's already doing it really, really well and emulate them.

So the practice essentially is if you want to do something really well, find out who's doing the best currently at it or writing the best current version of it and emulate what they've done. Not so much to copy them, but to follow their path to greatness. And you may branch off and find your own path, but follow the greats to greatness and you may be great yourself.

So the practice essentially is if you want to do something really well, find out who's doing the best currently at it or writing the best current version of it and emulate what they've done. Not so much to copy them, but to follow their path to greatness. And you may branch off and find your own path, but follow the greats to greatness and you may be great yourself.

You got to get lucky. Well, I think, you know, in the case of say the ghost in your library, I think it may have been written by some really well-known and knowledgeable people inside of Google for the most part. Right. So I think they're pretty good examples of people to emulate considering their career and what they've touched and what they've brought to market.

You got to get lucky. Well, I think, you know, in the case of say the ghost in your library, I think it may have been written by some really well-known and knowledgeable people inside of Google for the most part. Right. So I think they're pretty good examples of people to emulate considering their career and what they've touched and what they've brought to market.

So I think that's a good example there. I think otherwise, you know, You just got to follow your peers, you know, pay attention to the change. Love this podcast, for example. That's how you find greats. You pay attention to the media and the content happening in the space. You know, you pay attention to Twitter. You pay attention to maybe TikTok. Who knows?

So I think that's a good example there. I think otherwise, you know, You just got to follow your peers, you know, pay attention to the change. Love this podcast, for example. That's how you find greats. You pay attention to the media and the content happening in the space. You know, you pay attention to Twitter. You pay attention to maybe TikTok. Who knows?

But for sure, Stack Overflow, for sure, GitHub, for sure. Standard libraries, for sure. The package registries. What's what are other people using? What are other people using as dependencies? And all that work will shake out who's great. I almost stopped you at TikTok, but I'll let you keep going. All right. I know. So I have a rule.

But for sure, Stack Overflow, for sure, GitHub, for sure. Standard libraries, for sure. The package registries. What's what are other people using? What are other people using as dependencies? And all that work will shake out who's great. I almost stopped you at TikTok, but I'll let you keep going. All right. I know. So I have a rule.

I have to mention TikTok at least once every podcast from now on. I thought that was Silicon Valley. That's that too. You're still working on that one. I'll bring up Silicon Valley if you want. We could do it. Go ahead. Bring it up right now. What's a good example of the greats there?

I have to mention TikTok at least once every podcast from now on. I thought that was Silicon Valley. That's that too. You're still working on that one. I'll bring up Silicon Valley if you want. We could do it. Go ahead. Bring it up right now. What's a good example of the greats there?

Well, I think in Silicon Valley in particular, and this may be just a break or something else, but the way you found the greats there was just by paying attention just to where the money was going, who was getting funded, who was competing, who was stealing engineers away from others. In many ways, it was Gavin Belson, the evil bad guy, essentially the big tech person.

Well, I think in Silicon Valley in particular, and this may be just a break or something else, but the way you found the greats there was just by paying attention just to where the money was going, who was getting funded, who was competing, who was stealing engineers away from others. In many ways, it was Gavin Belson, the evil bad guy, essentially the big tech person.

fighting the little guy trying to build the best algorithms to build a better internet. You find the best by just seeing who is actually putting stuff in the market and winning. And so that's how you find the best. All right. I take it back.

fighting the little guy trying to build the best algorithms to build a better internet. You find the best by just seeing who is actually putting stuff in the market and winning. And so that's how you find the best. All right. I take it back.

Would you also say it's like proven ground? Where if you're at a lower level, you're on less proven ground. So there's probably less... code to potentially even choose from, even if you could.

Would you also say it's like proven ground? Where if you're at a lower level, you're on less proven ground. So there's probably less... code to potentially even choose from, even if you could.