I think we’re just splitting hairs over what “project” means.
But even so, many web projects are as easy as `npx create-next-app` and you have a solid foundation.
It’s much harder to start working on an existing codebase.
> you just write code that resembles existing code.
This is so incredibly wrong.
Every line of code you write as an IC on an existing project should take into consideration the existing code, the teams patterns and code style, and the reasoning behind existing systems.
The choices that were made that you’re unaware of makes it much harder to write any code, let alone code that also resembles existing code.
Decisions don’t require skill, necessarily. Anyone can just choose a web framework or a database.
Working within the restrictions of an existing system has a much higher skill floor.
But even so, many web projects are as easy as `npx create-next-app` and you have a solid foundation.
It’s much harder to start working on an existing codebase.
> you just write code that resembles existing code.
This is so incredibly wrong.
Every line of code you write as an IC on an existing project should take into consideration the existing code, the teams patterns and code style, and the reasoning behind existing systems.
The choices that were made that you’re unaware of makes it much harder to write any code, let alone code that also resembles existing code.
Decisions don’t require skill, necessarily. Anyone can just choose a web framework or a database.
Working within the restrictions of an existing system has a much higher skill floor.