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Muhammad Rameez Yousuf
Muhammad Rameez Yousuf

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Top 10 Mistakes Developers Commonly Make (and Why They Happen)

Even the best developers make simple mistakes — not because they lack skill, but because they overlook small details under pressure. Here are the top 10 dev mistakes and the real reason behind each:

1) Forgetting Active/Inactive Status Updates

Why? Small flags get ignored while focusing on major logic. Later, UI breaks.

2) Hardcoding Values

Why? “Temporary” fixes that become permanent and cause issues in production.

3) Skipping Validation

Why? Developers rush to make the feature work, validation comes last.

4) Ignoring Error Logs

Why? Warnings look harmless — until they explode later.

5) Not Handling Null or Empty Data

Why? Assumption that data will always exist (it never does).

6) No Comments in Code

Why? “I’ll remember this later.” No one ever does.

7) Missing Migrations or DB Sync

Why? Local works fine → live breaks. Classic mistake.

8) Poor Folder/Code Structure

Why? Speed over maintainability during development.

9) Weak Error Handling (no try/catch)

Why? Developers build for success paths, not failure.

10) Direct Push to Main Branch

Why? “Quick fix” mindset. Leads to bigger problems.

Developer Reminder

Most dev mistakes aren’t technical they’re habit-based. Small improvements in workflow can save you hours of debugging and make you a stronger engineer.

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