The Three Stages Of Developer Enlightenment

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The Three Stages Of Developer Enlightenment

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The three stages of a developer's evolution: happy-go-lucky naivety when writing any code, mild concern when considering maintainability, and finally reaching god-tier enlightenment when writing code someone else has to maintain. Nothing quite says "I've transcended mortality" like crafting a labyrinth of nested callbacks with zero comments that some poor soul will inherit after you've moved on to greener pastures. It's not sabotage—it's job security!

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