12 Hard Truths About Coding I Learned the Hard Way After 10+ Years

I got fired from my first job, took down a database server with a badly written query, and was...

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I got fired from my first job, took down a database server with a badly written query, and was rejected from a FAANG. That all happened over the past 10 years.

But I've learned a lesson or two about coding along the way:

1. Estimates are just guesses.

The problem is when your guesses don't overlap with everybody else's guesses.

2. Showing progress is better than doing the work.

12 Hard Truths About Coding I Learned the Hard Way After 10+ Years

12 Hard Truths About Coding I Learned the Hard Way After 10+ Years

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