what is the most valuable skill for a developer today? 1) system design 2) debugging 3) AI tools 4) problem solving

@codevsdev BOOKS

@codevsdev Communication

@codevsdev Effectively communicating with humans.

@codevsdev 5) Independently wealthy.

@codevsdev Being Number 1 on the AI token spend leaderboard

@codevsdev Nobody has mentioned this yet, but marketing and distribution. Unless someone is developing for someone else (i.e. employer), then with AI tools they can make the best app in the world, but it's useless if nobody finds it.

@codevsdev 2 (debugging). it's the one ai can't reliably do for you because the bug usually lives in a place ai didn't see (third-party APIs, prod logs, race conditions). everything else is automatable. debugging keeps you employed

@codevsdev 5) Flexibility.

@codevsdev debugging. AI writes, but you still have to figure out why it's wrong

@codevsdev Problem solving and system design…

@codevsdev Thinking in systems

@codevsdev An creditcard + ai subscription

@codevsdev marketing + sales

@codevsdev Experience.

@codevsdev Critical thinking

@codevsdev Plumbing.

@codevsdev 5) survival

@codevsdev Focus

@codevsdev being rich to pay for tokens