What's one tech skill you think is underrated?

@codevsdev Clear code writing that everyone can understand

@codevsdev debugging your own code without blaming the framework first

@codevsdev reading source code when you are stuck. anyone can google an error, but the people who just open the actual library and read what it does are unstoppable. least glamorous skill, most compounding one over a career.

@codevsdev Troubleshooting. Coding is a big part of it but knowing how to quickly fix things in your stack when they aren't working right is also important.

@codevsdev When given a body of work to do with any substance, NOT opening up your IDE and starting to code. Requirements first, coding second.

@codevsdev Saying No and being an asshole about it

@codevsdev 1. Reading incredibly fast while getting most of the information 2. Not getting overly frustrated when stuff doesn't work

@codevsdev Proactiveness to your work

@codevsdev Testing

@codevsdev Debugging & ability to have deeper understanding. Now a days, whenever a error comes up 60% just give it to AI and leave it, no one cares how it is getting fixed.

@codevsdev Understanding networking and OS. Those skills compound and make you much stronger.

@codevsdev Asking the right questions

@codevsdev weighing pros/cons instead of assuming one solution has zero tradeoffs.

@codevsdev Not sure it's a skill...but getting enjoyment from coding.. I feel every every function frame of my code when it runs 🥲

@codevsdev Reading documentation. You spend more time understanding and researching what you are doing than actually building. With AI, this even becomes more important.

@codevsdev Adding comments

@codevsdev Being able to connect the dots quickly. A lot of tech work is not about knowing the tool. It's about understanding what is actually happening.

@codevsdev Writing clear documentation.

@codevsdev Debugging code written by others💀

@codevsdev Silence 🔕.

@codevsdev The ability to take hate and respond with love.

@codevsdev touch typing

@codevsdev Reading the output of an agent. There is way too much of lgtm around here

@codevsdev Documenting

@codevsdev self-taught learning

@codevsdev Exiting vim.

@codevsdev Debugging and good communication skills.