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the_af 36 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Prefer duplication over the wrong abstraction (201...

Absolutely. I made all the usual mistakes, and had to be mentored and learn from more experienced programmers.

(Alas! Sometimes you pick up bad habits from experienced people, and being a junior, you don't know better)

throwaway2037 34 days ago [–]

You raise a great point in your reply. At some point, as a junior, you begin to develop your own personal software philosophy and break-away from your seniors/mentors.

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