> all about practice and communication, and writing simple readable code for a lot of programmers solving "tricky" algorithmic questions are more the excepti

> all about practice and communication, and writing simple readable code for a lot of programmers solving "tricky" algorithmic questions are more the exception then the norm In turn while it's a must have skill for senior programmers for mid level programmers improving skills around communication, writing simple easy to read and understand code often is much more useful. Edit: and being able to abstract properly/see beyond the marketing (especially for web).