I'd say #3 is most important. I'd also add: 4) Develop an obsession for the customers & their experiences around your products. I find it quite rare to see de

I'd say #3 is most important. I'd also add: 4) Develop an obsession for the customers & their experiences around your products. I find it quite rare to see developers interacting directly with the customer. Stepping outside the comfort zone of backend code can grow you in ways the AI will not soon overtake. #3 can make working with the customer a lot easier too. Whether or not we like it, there are certain realities that exist around sales/marketing and how we physically present ourselves.