The Most Valuable Skill For a Developer
More or less everyone agrees with the same skills, but there is one skill that can be pushed even further.
There are many important skills for a developer, but with time, I came to realize that there is one, that is very difficult to master, that makes writing code almost trivial. That is something that takes a long time to learn, and needs a lot of practice, but with the right methodologies you will get practice even without realizing it.
In fact, I am writing this article today because I discovered how effective it is recently.
In my daily job, I often help a lot of developers to overcome their problems and their blocks. And often my solution follows the same steps. And the most amazing thing is that often the solution that I gave them seems absolutely simple and obvious. It is something that it is easy to follow, and they feel that they could do by themselves. Sometimes, it is even worse, they feel stupid for not finding it sooner. But they should not. Because with time, I have discovered a repeating pattern. Those apparently obvious and simple solutions are the culmination of years of experience. I am just transmitting them part of that wisdom.
