1. Persistence in Software Development
The core skill of a great developer is persisting through production bugs, failed coding challenges, rejections, and moments of low motivation.
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0:20 · 8 February 2023
The #1 Skill of Exceptional Software Developers
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If I were to boil down, what's the one skill that being a great software developer is all about? It would be persisting when you can't find the cause of that production bug. Persisting when you fail the coding challenge. Persisting when you don't get the job. Persisting when you don't feel like it. Persisting when others don't.