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80% is thinking and figuring things out, 20% is writing code; always.



THis.

Solve your problem then write code. Problems solved by writing code almost always ends up with crappy / messy code / difficult to maintain code.

The coding should be the easy bit, it's just implementing your solution in a language you know. It's basically just typying.


It gets lower and lower the more senior you get because you add an entire "obtain requirements and develop consensus" step.




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