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Discussion on: What's one thing you wish you knew before you started programming?

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Ryan Dsouza

I wish I knew how important reading code is. I spend almost 70% of my time reading code than writing. Learning how to analyze and refactor code is one of the most important concepts in software development.

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Tim D'Annecy

Do you have any recommendations of good code to start reading? I feel overwhelmed by the number of projects.

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Ryan Dsouza

Are you working with JavaScript currently?