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WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Feb 1, 2022

Get old, go slow, write code!

Tobias Modig

Why do developers abandon the codebase by age 28? Stop treating your career like a sprint, reject premature promotions, and discover the power of slow, quality-first engineering.

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