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Re:I’m not really a good web developer, I'm just good at Goo... by robertAngst on Sunday June 23, 2019 @02:39PM (#20257750)
> I'm easily able to reason through any task and resolve any bug.

This is 80% of my code, but I only spend 20% of my time doing it.

Its that obscure bug that really requires reading.

I find if I am spending lots of time Googling/Stack Overflow, its for the quick lookup of parameters and a real world example.

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Re:I’m not really a good web developer, I'm just good at Goo... by trakout on Sunday June 23, 2019 @10:59PM (#20260127)
This. Op has either been very, very lucky in his tenure -- or, he has never had to build a site with compatibility requirements targeting >= IE9, Blackberry's browser, or Safari iOS (which is basically mobile IE).
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