The Five-Minute Developer Lifecycle

The Five-Minute Developer Lifecycle
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The euphoric high of a new project idea versus the soul-crushing reality of implementation. That initial burst of dopamine when you think "I'll build a revolutionary app that changes everything!" followed by the existential dread five minutes later when you realize you've forgotten how a for-loop works. The duality of developer life: one minute you're Tom from Tom & Jerry celebrating genius, the next you're contemplating a career in goat farming because clearly coding isn't for you. The speed at which confidence evaporates is truly a marvel of physics.

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