This. Being able to think is the most underrated skill. There is no thinking without writing and drawing. I HIGHLY recommend reading Julian Shapiro's guide on

This. Being able to think is the most underrated skill. There is no thinking without writing and drawing. I HIGHLY recommend reading Julian Shapiro's guide on writing: https://www.julian.com/guide/write/intro https://www.julian.com/guide/write/intro The market is shaping each generation. Unfortunately, it's pretty common to interact with engineers that don't think before doing, they just start doing with the hope of "figuring it out as we go". This leaves no room for beautiful, simple code. Is it a side-effect of the web boom? How much of this was the result of the PHP and JavaScript subcultures? Couldn't say.