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The Secret to Software Engineering Success?

Text on black background: how software actually works for 99% of engineers: someone way smarter than you solved a really hard problem and now you build on top of their solution like adult legos and think you're a genius

A humorous take on how most software engineers work

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Language: 🇺🇸 EN
Tags: #code-review #engineer-life #legacy-code #senior-dev
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Posted: 2024-10-11

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