The Patience of a Craftsman
Ship with care, not with pride. The rush you feel is rarely the deadline.
By Codeo
April 18, 2025 · 4 min read · Beginner
Craft is mostly patience: the willingness to do the small correct thing when the large impressive thing is louder.
- Read the code around your change before you make it.
- Write the commit message you would want to find in a blame.
- Sleep on the clever solution. Keep the boring one.
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