As someone who started writing code not that long ago, i remember pretty vividly the first time I heard about programming “in anger”. That phrase immediately cl

As someone who started writing code not that long ago, i remember pretty vividly the first time I heard about programming “in anger”. That phrase immediately clicked with me. Working in an environment where expectations matter just feels categorically different. It took me a while to learn how much distance there is between “it works” and “it doesn’t break”. When i was first learning to code the goal was “it works”. When i started getting paid to write software the goal became “it doesn’t break”, which slowed down my velocity a lot, which was discouraging. Eventually “it doesn’t break” becomes the norm and you get faster and more comfortable. It just takes time.