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Re:Things I’ve learned in my 20 years as a software engineer by JoeAltmaier on Friday October 08, 2021 @08:23AM (#28798395)
Of course one programmer can create 10X the code of another. The limit isn't how fast they type. Its how correct the code is, and how much it leverages what you have and what you'll need. And that results in 'pumping out' more code per day. Whatever the reason (context, background, experience)
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Re:Things I’ve learned in my 20 years as a software engineer by kiklion on Friday October 08, 2021 @08:50AM (#28798631)
> The limit isn't how fast they type. Its how correct the code is

And how good your autocomplete tools are, or you repertoire of code based to copy from.

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