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Because a good boss makes sure you've actually thought about what you're doing, not just blindly parroting "design patterns", "best practices" and "standards".

Don't get me wrong, all of those are generally good things, but if you can't draw up a diagram like that in 30 minutes for any design pattern, best practice or standard you follow, you should take that as a hint that you're doing something wrong.




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