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Jenny Wong

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Jenny’s Notes & Highlights

Code Complete by Steve McConnell

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The overarching goal of preparation is risk reduction: a good project planner clears major risks out of the way as early as possible so that the bulk of the project can proceed as smoothly as possible. By far the most common project risks ...more

Jenny’s Quotes

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune

tags: bene-gesserit, fear, litany-against-fear, motivational, scifi

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“I'm slowly becoming a repository for decomposing sorrows, regrets, ignored injustice, and forgotten promises. I can still feel its stench. But when I get accustomed to it, I will call it experience.”
― Meša Selimović, The Fortress

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“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
― Ernest Hemingway

tags: good, writing

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Goodreads Company Book Club — 113 members — last activity Dec 05, 2016 04:45PM
Book club for Goodreads employees and alumni. We're a reading machine! In addition to this group, we have some other interest-specific reading groups ...more

Goodreads Dev — 14 members — last activity Apr 03, 2019 03:06PM
Devs at Goodreads read tech books and learn things together

Goodreads Developers — 3059 members — last activity Jan 30, 2026 05:24AM
Official group for developers on Goodreads to coordinate and build cool apps. For general Goodreads support, please visit our help page.