careerInternship
#RI-6a6b0dd6·7 months ago·
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“Realized reading code is different than writing it”
What Actually Happened
Spent first two days tracing existing code, day three wrote new code
What I wish I knew
"Codebases are 70% of the job, not writing new code"
Advice to Someone Facing This Now
If I could tell you one thing
"Practice reading existing code, not just writing new code"
Regret Index
8/10
Clear regret.
The downsides outweighed what was gained.
The downsides outweighed what was gained.
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