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 # Epilogue {-}
 
-It's often a cliche for an author to say that the book they wrote is the one they wished they'd read when they were learning the topic of the book. Perhaps it's a cliche because it's true: this is the book that I would have liked to have when I started this journey. Too often I would wonder if I was measuring up to whatever invisible barometer I'd created of the ideal programmer. Many times I would see the success of others and wonder if I was somehow defective in my learning. What was I doing wrong that others were doing right? Why were they successful in ways I couldn't achieve?
+It's often a cliché for an author to say that the book they wrote is the one they wished they had when they were learning the topic presented in the book. Perhaps it's a cliché because it's true: this is the advice that would have helped me when I started this journey. Too often I've wondered if I measured up to whatever invisible barometer I'd created of the ideal programmer. Many times I would see the success of others and wonder if I was somehow defective as a programmer, or deficient in my learning. What was I getting wrong that others were getting right? 
 
-I've come to realize that every programmer's journey is unique. Your journey is going to wind and dart around in ways that mine did not. You'll have experiences that I won't share, and I'll have experiences that will be difficult for you to replicate without a time machine. But neither of our experiences is more valid than the other experiences of other programmers. The gaps in our knowledge are not an indictment of our abilities; they are places on the map that we can explore.
+I've come to realize that every programmer's journey is unique. Your journey is going to wend and wind into directions that mine did not. You'll have experiences that I won't share, and I've had experiences that will be difficult for you to replicate unless you have a time machine. But neither of our experiences is more valid than the other experiences of other programmers. The gaps in our knowledge are not an indictment of our abilities; they are places on the map that we can explore.
 
 No traveler can be at all places at all times. They must travel to each destination, as quickly as their transport allows, and stay there for as long as they can before traveling to their next destination. And they do so with whatever companions they can find in whatever communities they can build. They build relationships and trust with themselves and others and note their strengths and weaknesses. And each day they press onward. Like the traveler we too must choose our destinations and our companions. We can find those who, like us, are traveling down the same road and help us on our journey. We can exchange stories about our successes and failures and see that each day is another link in our journey.