I asked a room of 50 developers: "What's the hardest part of your job?" Not coding. Not debugging....
I asked a room of 50 developers: "What's the hardest part of your job?"
Not coding. Not debugging. Not meetings.
The answer, by a wide margin: "Understanding what I'm actually supposed to build."
Most code problems are communication problems wearing a technical costume.
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