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0 pointsandybak4y ago0 comments

> Mediocre programmers use APIs, while good programmers know what's behind the curtain and can debug them.

Personally I'd like to not know what's behind the curtain until I have to. Which category does that put me in?

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Probably in the second category, if you’re able to look behind the curtains on demand. A lot of programmers can’t.

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0 pointsandybak4y ago0 comments

> Mediocre programmers use APIs, while good programmers know what's behind the curtain and can debug them.

Personally I'd like to not know what's behind the curtain until I have to. Which category does that put me in?

Probably in the second category, if you’re able to look behind the curtains on demand. A lot of programmers can’t.

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