7 years in. Still learning. Here's what actually matters. (opens in new tab)

Hey everyone 👋 So I just hit my 7-year mark as a developer and... honestly? I wish I could go back and tell my younger self some things. When I started, I thought being a good developer meant knowing every framework. React? Vue? Angular? I learned them all. I stayed up late building side projects, grinding LeetCode, thinking that's what would make me "senior." Turns out, I was wrong. What actually happened: I spent years building stuff. Like, a LOT of stuff: Enterprise platforms that handle t...