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1. fny · 1790489824 · focus · HN ↗

   I became a good engineer by answering questions on StackOverflow, and I'm upset that this form of mentorship evaporating.

   - I learned to communicate answers crisply to others

   - I saw what made software hard to grok which helped me write better software

   - I intentionally answered questions I did not know the answer to from the outset to push me to learn

   I grew tremendously by helping others, and things look pretty bleak if we all become glued to token streams instead.

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