Senior Wisdom

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Senior Wisdom

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Junior developer: "How do I remember what my code does?"

Senior developer: "That's the neat part. You don't."

The true hallmark of experience isn't perfect memory—it's the calm acceptance that you'll inevitably forget everything you write. That's why we have comments, documentation, and git blame. The senior's mustache contains more wisdom than all of StackOverflow combined.

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