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Heard a senior dev say 'don't optimize early' - finally clicked for me
Was listening to a podcast with some Google engineer last night. He said beginners waste 80% of their time trying to make code perfect on the first pass. I spent 3 months on a Python script that only needed 50 lines. Made me realize I should just write ugly code first, then fix it later. Anyone else struggle with this?
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fiona_lane23d ago
Maybe "fix it later" becomes "never fix it" for most people.
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