is not algorithmic wizardry, but organizational skills. The ability to manage state, to do error handling properly etc. Says one guy. It makes sense! The better we orgainze the code, the easier it is to maintain and the easier it is to keep it sane. I have not used any crazy algorithms so far in the code- just a height balanced tree, a hash and thats about it. It is the software development skills that one needs to develop and master.
The Real Skill of Programming
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