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“Focused, hard work is the real key to success.”
Why John is the canonical The Developer
Carmack co-founded id Software and wrote the engines behind Doom and Quake, then served as CTO of Oculus before founding the AGI startup Keen Technologies. Few developers have shipped foundational product code across as many technology waves.
The The Developer implements products and systems on top of foundational technology. Read the full The Developer deep-dive →
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