The beginner plays loud.
Every note at full volume,
nothing held back.
And it all turns to mud.
When everything is loud,
nothing stands out.
The ear has no shape to follow.
The musicians who move you
spend most of the time quiet.
They save the loud
for the one moment it means something.
The contrast is the music.
The soft makes the loud land.
Code is the same.
Ship everything as urgent
and nothing reads as urgent.
Learn to play soft.
That's where the loud gets its power.
– Serguey Asael Shinder
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