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I started my career as a developer. I thought I would spend all day writing clean code.
Two weeks later, I spent more time in Slack and Google Docs than in my editor. I felt lost.
School teaches algorithms and frameworks. Work is different. You spend time asking why a button needs to exist. You discuss API returns. You explain why a feature takes three sprints instead of two days.
The code is the final step.
I once added a date filter to a sales dashboard. I wrote 15 lines of code. It took 8 hours.
Here is why:
- 1 hour for product alignment.
- 2 hours fixing a Safari bug.
- 1 hour writing tests.
- 30 minutes for documentation.
- 1 hour for code review.
- The rest for coding.
Coding took 20 percent of my time. Communication and decisions took the rest.
Use these skills to succeed:
- Find context in Slack threads.
- Translate tech talk for non-tech people.
- Fix bugs occurring only in production.
- Say no with clear reasons.
Senior devs write less code. They solve problems before they reach the editor.
If you want more focus time:
- Set deep work blocks.
- Take technical tasks like refactoring.
- Start side projects.
Software development is 80 percent context, communication, and decisions. Coding is only one part.
Source: https://dev.to/taina_costa_f/spoiler-escrever-codigo-e-so-20-do-trabalho-3ak