Where You All Solo Devs At Show Yourselfs

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Where You All Solo Devs At Show Yourselfs

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Solo devs out here built different. While AAA studios have hundreds of employees arguing about sprint velocity and small teams are stressed about who's handling the UI, solo devs are literally one-person armies doing everything from coding to art to sound design to marketing to customer support. They're the programmer, the designer, the QA tester, the DevOps engineer, AND the coffee machine repairman.

You're not just wearing multiple hats—you ARE the entire wardrobe. Every bug is your fault, every feature is your triumph, and every 2 AM debugging session is your personal hell. But hey, at least you don't have to sit through standup meetings or explain your code to anyone. The ultimate freedom comes with ultimate responsibility, and apparently, ultimate muscle mass.

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