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The Last Day

A developer announced they were leaving the company.

On their last day, the senior developer asked, “What will you take with you?”

The developer said, “Nothing. The code stays.”

The senior smiled. “The code, yes. But what about everything you learned writing it?”

The developer paused at the door, and stayed a moment longer.