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#RI-6a6af801·8 months ago·
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Lookback: a few years

“Assumed coding was easy part of SWE role”

Assumed coding was easy part of SWE role

What I wish I knew
"SWEs do more than coding"
If I could tell you one thing
"Research actual SWE tasks"
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