“Be the developer you always wanted to have on your team.” — Vlad Mihalcea, Java Champion
🔸 TL;DR
▪️ Don’t wait for “great teammates” to appear — be that teammate.
▪️ The best developers optimize for clarity, reliability, and collaboration, not just clever code. 🛠️
🔸 WHAT THIS QUOTE REALLY MEANS
▪️ Write code like someone else will maintain it at 2am (because… they will 😅).
▪️ Communicate early: risks, trade-offs, “here’s why”, not just “it works”.
▪️ Take ownership of the product, not only your tickets. 🎯
🔸 WHAT “THAT DEV” DOES DAILY
▪️ Leaves the codebase cleaner than they found it 🧹
▪️ Adds tests where it matters (not where it looks good on a dashboard) ✅
▪️ Makes PRs reviewable: small, focused, with context 📌
▪️ Documents decisions (ADRs, comments, readmes) so the team moves faster 📚
▪️ Shares knowledge: “Here’s what I learned” instead of “I’m the only one who knows” 🔄
🔸 TAKEAWAYS
▪️ Be the teammate who reduces chaos.
▪️ Be the dev who makes others better.
▪️ Be the person your future self will thank. 🙌
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