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The hidden secret truth of software engineering is that all code is sin. If you build your dignity on sin you are truly lost brother

Me, personally, I consider it a pretty huge indignity to have an algorithm write my code then turn to others and say "here's my code".

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He lifted himself up, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first generate the first token

To put this more concretely: getting your ego wrapped up in the code will help you out very early in your career and then you will hit a point where it turns into a serious liability. At that point you should take a step back, realize its a job and get a fucking hobby.