means to an end Put yourself in the mind of some else Context is important It will make you a better human being too Empathy Gives You Superpowers by Matt Stauffer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMFjO2szDnk Three quick career tips
tips if (! $firstName) { return 'firstName is required'; } if (! $lastName) { return 'lastName is required'; } if (! $age) { return 'age is required'; } return 'person is valid';
tips https://medium.com/web-engineering-vox/improving-code- quality-with-object-calisthenics Your code sucks, let's fit it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtB5DAfOWMQ Seven Ineffective Coding Habits of Many Programmers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsHMHukIlJY
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