Henrik Warne personal blog

Top Surprises When Starting Out as a Software Developer

by @henrikwarne henrikwarne.com published 2012-08-22

Even though more than 20 years have passed, I still remember wondering what it would be like to finish university and start working. Up until that point, I had pretty much spent my whole life in sc…

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