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Alex Lau

Hi everyone! I’m working on a blog series and book about software development that features big mistakes and lessons learned in my career as a developer.

I’d love to hear from you - I’m curious if you have any mistakes or lessons that stand out in your software development journey? If you have one you'd like to share, feel free to shoot me an email (it's listed on my profile) or leave a comment here!

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One of the biggest learning points, not only for me as a developer, but also in approaching projects. An agile / scrum approach is not always the best! It really depends on where you are in a project, and with that comes a personal lesson learned: getting details perfect is not always preferred even though that part can tickle the tinkering part of your brain.

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Alex Lau

These are great ones! Having to let go of perfectionism is one of the hardest and most useful skills imo.