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		carterdmorgan on July 11, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Brian Kernighan on “The Practice of Programming” [... It's a rare combination to find someone both as intelligent and humble as he is. Truly a blessing to our industry.

kaba0 on July 11, 2024 [–]

I believe you are right as intelligent grows, but the very top end usually has people excelling in many things and personality as well. At least that’s what I noticed.

carterdmorgan on July 11, 2024 | [–]

Certainly successful intelligent people often excel in personalities. Hard to get places without playing nice with others to a degree.

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