The operative word is value: Many conventions and activities have value, some don't. I once met a senior developer who created in c++ the Class Byte for our cod

The operative word is value: Many conventions and activities have value, some don't. I once met a senior developer who created in c++ the Class Byte for our codebase to tackle portability with it. I was a noob and I really thought that learning that had value. Years later I realized that there was really no value to the solution and it was more of a gold-plating activity. Yet, there was value on learning to recognize superfluous code. As a code developer their is that is that ironic and somewhat painful enlightenment along pacing along many dead end trails. What about those activities that truly not only do not have value but chip away the value of other valuable efforts. That is the time to dust off your resume.