Code, especially over time, is a side effect of understanding. Unfortunately, one of those has lower measurement costs than the other.
““Software development is 90% brain function — understanding the requirements, designing the system, and considering limitations and restrictions,” he adds. “Converting all this knowledge and understanding into actual code is a simpler part of the job.””
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