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M. ChernenkoThe Rational Software Engineerhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9795-7_18

18. Learning from Other People

Mykyta Chernenko1  
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Oslo, Norway
 

People around us are an endless source of learning. There’s almost always something useful that someone else knows that you don’t. There are also various strategies and situations that help maximize learning from others. Let’s dive into them.

Be the Worst in the Group

Learning from others often means surrounding yourself with people from whom you can gain the most knowledge. For software engineers, it suggests being in a team with high expertise. If you’re a software engineer with a few years of experience, ...

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