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by AznHisoka 263 days ago
I echo the importance on working on legacy code. I think the ability to work on legacy code, and figuring out how to make changes to or refactor it is one of the hallmarks of an excellent developer in my eyes. It shows they’re resilient enough to not get discouraged easily.

If a junior developer complains about legacy code, or just gives up, it shows they’re resilient enough just won’t put the work in when things get hard

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I agree! Your sentiment reminds me of ThePrimegean's time at Netflix and how he said he got good at the stuff nobody wanted to get good at.