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0 pointsrlpb3y ago0 comments

> I found that there were two general classes of great engineers: fast and slow

There is a third type: those who can adapt to what is appropriate under the circumstances.

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Yeah, I gotta say, it seems like one of the key skills that differentiates a mid-level dev from a senior one is knowing whether the current task calls for being a slow engineer vs being a fast engineer.

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0 pointsrlpb3y ago0 comments

> I found that there were two general classes of great engineers: fast and slow

There is a third type: those who can adapt to what is appropriate under the circumstances.

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fishtoaster3y ago

Yeah, I gotta say, it seems like one of the key skills that differentiates a mid-level dev from a senior one is knowing whether the current task calls for being a slow engineer vs being a fast engineer.

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