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Software development expertise valued over programming language tenure

A Mastodon user expressed the opinion that ten years of experience with a programming language does not automatically equate to being a skilled software developer. The user argued that crucial aspects like architecture, testing, maintainability, refactoring, and understanding business needs are more significant than language proficiency. They emphasized that while learning a new language is feasible, gaining practical software development experience is a different, more valuable skill. AI

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Software development expertise valued over programming language tenure

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Unpopular opinion: 10 years of experience in a programming language doesn’t necessarily make you a good software developer. Architecture, testing, maintainabili

    Unpopular opinion: 10 years of experience in a programming language doesn’t necessarily make you a good software developer. Architecture, testing, maintainability, refactoring, and an understanding of business processes are often far more important than a language’s syntax. You c…