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Yes. My “worst” code was when I was mid-level. Too clever, showing off what I learned.

Music was my first career, and there was something that really stuck with me while studying music theory- learn as much as you can, and then don’t think about any of it when you go to compose.



> My “worst” code was when I was mid-level. Too clever, showing off what I learned.

This was my experience as well, for pretty much the same reason. At some point, I gained enough experience that I no longer cared about impressing anyone or showing off, and my code became substantially better.




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