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		codethief on Dec 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Advice for new software devs who've read all those... > It takes more time the first time, but it saves you time for the rest of your life It saves you time until the next version of the software gets released, or until the software is superceded by some other, shinier software.

bsdpufferfish on Dec 20, 2023 | [–]

Examples of things where this has worked for me: linux man pages, internet RFCs, ECMAScript spec, RDMS knowledge, math and science theory.

hef19898 on Dec 20, 2023 | [–]

Until the piece of software, or the system, in question is migrating, why would that matter?

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