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Tailo Mateus Gonsalves
Tailo Mateus Gonsalves

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What should every developer know?

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Ben Halpern

Debugging strategies: Eliminating variables and addressing your own assumptions about the system in order to debug effectively. I think this fundamentally applies to all subsections of our industry.

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Ikhsan Noor Rosyidin

Write maintainable code from the start.

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Will Lawrence

What do you mean by know? Are you referring to languages and technologies, or are you talking about... refactoring, planning and things that are not strictly related to development? Because I would love to talk about either, but one is definitely shorter to write. :)

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tux0r

C.

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Graham Woodruff

Sometimes the best way to solve a technical problem is to go for a walk

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Brian Greig

How to talk to people. This has become a dark art.

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Nick Taylor

I'm saying what some would assume is obvious, but I'll say it anyways. It's OK to ask questions. No one knows everything. What you should do though before asking your questions is do your due diligence. Step through the code, check the logs, Google the error etc.

Someone more junior would perhaps due less of this, but as you progress in your career your diligence should increase.

Part of being a software developer is being a detective. 🔎 Now crack the case! 😉

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Adrian B.G.

Everything and 42.

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Sergio Daniel Xalambrí

Design and UX specially

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Eduardo Paixão

Tests.