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title: "491: Influences that shaped our thinking"
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# 491: Influences that shaped our thinking

**[RUBYLAND](https://daily.dev/sources/rubyla)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Two developers discuss the books, talks, and resources that most influenced their programming worldview and approach to writing code. They reference influential materials including POODR, Confident Ruby, RailsConf talks, Take Smart Notes, and Working Effectively with Legacy Code, exploring themes like dealing with object uncertainty, building confidence in code, and working with existing codebases.

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