What's the biggest lesson you've learned as a developer?

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Being a developer is a never-ending journey of learning and growth. Let's discuss the biggest lesson we've learned as developers, whether it's about the importance of collaboration, the value of continuous learning, or the impact of code quality on the success of a project.

André J · Accepted Answer

Start with validating what to build. 99% of devs don't do this. 🤦 including my self for a long time.

Jordan Ellis · Answer

Building reusable code. Not just within a single app, but libraries that can be shared across apps and websites. As a solo dev, it’s super hard to manage time and get new features released often.

As I've gained experience, I've realized that I spend a considerable amount of time rebuilding the same components for new projects with minor variations. I’m currently working on building my own shared toolkit I can use across all of my projects.

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My time is heavily invested on reworking the same components for new projects with just little modifications.

Eden · Answer

@eonpilot Totally agree with this, sometimes I spend way too long on something it turns out nobody wants anyway 😅

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The biggest lesson I've learned as a developer is that the ability to adapt and learn new technologies is just as important as mastering the ones you already know.

Webizito Web · Answer

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Developers always learn. Code quality is my biggest takeaway. It's easy to rush through things and get something out the door, but bad code will come back to haunt you.

maelus · Answer

1. Double or triple your estimation in terms of workload
2. Best way to learn a tech is by finding your own project with it
3. ChatGPT is the best senior dev ever. RIP StackOverflow

Bunyamin Duduk · Answer

Don't rush. Whenever I want to do a task, I try to finish it as fast as possible. This leads to either bugs or sluggish code that I need to refactor. Furthermore, when I am working on my projects, I find it quite difficult to market them towards the public since I am not really a marketing guy.

Igor Lysenko · Answer

Hello! It was an important lesson for me that I have to keep all my processes somewhere, there was work where if I make a mistake once, then a week of my work would go down the drain. Therefore, I made my product to help people like us. Remember, always follow your workflow.

What's the biggest lesson you've learned as a developer?

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