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Fireflies
In my robotics team in high school, we had an amazing rookie year. I remember all year long we had worked hard, winning an award at regionals and making it all the way up to the Championship. I was sure we were going to all the way to the top!
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Defaults are Superpowers
Tools are powerful, until you need to configure them. Who wants to trudge through docs just to figure out how to get what you’re looking for? And who’s to say you even know what you’re looking for?
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Solider vs Leader
A solider in the field has a limited perspective of the battlefield. They can only see what is right in front of them. Its often the same for many developers. Their focus only sees the stories, requirements, or project they’re in the middle of.
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Blank slate
A new project with a blank slate sounds like a good idea. You can configure everything - the build tools, the linters, the code styling. You can control it all. But you won’t. And you shouldn’t.
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Getting Past the Cliche
The hacker mentality betrays us at times. This mindset that can shake its head at popular tools in search for the latest and greatest; often can be blinded to the upsides of those same popular tools. For example: