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The most brilliant programmer I know is me three years ago. I look at code I wrote and I'm literally wondering "how did I figure out how to do that -- that make
by kenjackson 10mo ago
The most brilliant programmer I know is me three years ago. I look at code I wrote and I'm literally wondering "how did I figure out how to do that -- that makes no sense, but exactly what is needed!"
- bitwize 10mo agoWow. Lucky you. When I come across code I wrote months ago, usually I'm like "what kind of crack was I on when I wrote this?"
- psunavy03 10mo agoHow can I learn this skill? Past Me is usually just this idiot who made work for Present Me.
- kenjackson 10mo agoTurns out, that is also past me. In fact, often the incredible code that brilliant me wrote, which I don't understand now, is also the code that reckless me wrote that I now need to fix/add to -- and I have no idea where to start.
- claytongulick 10mo agoI had a funny example of that. I had a question about how to do something in Django, and after googling found a good SO answer. I read through it thinking about how much I appreciated the author's detailed explanation and answer. When I looked at the author it was me from two years ago.