The best devs I know donโ€™t chase trends.

by Remy van Duijkeren | May 19, 2025 | Shorts

The best devs I know donโ€™t chase trends. They chase clarity.

Because software is not a sprint โ€” itโ€™s a long awkward marathon with legacy systems taped to your legs ๐Ÿƒโ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“Ž

Finite devs focus on: - Delivering tickets - Avoiding blame - Impressing during code review

Infinite devs focus on: - Solving the root cause - Leaving the codebase better than they found it - Building systems that stay useful

Iโ€™ve seen too many teams get hyped on: - โ€œClean Architectureโ€ for a dirty use case - Layering till the app looks like a lasagna - Writing code no one dares to touch later

Me? I strip it down. I simplify. Because if it canโ€™t be understood, it canโ€™t be improved.

Infinite game dev isnโ€™t about being the smartest person in the room. Itโ€™s about making sure everyone else doesnโ€™t suffer when you leave the room.

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