--- title: 3 Lessons from the Smartest Developers I’ve Worked With description: The author shares lessons learned from working with exceptionally smart developers. Key takeaways include the importance of writing unit tests, being thorough... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/3-lessons-from-the-smartest-developers-i-ve-worked-with-k85lavatn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 3 Lessons from the Smartest Developers I’ve Worked With | daily.dev og:description: The author shares lessons learned from working with exceptionally smart developers. 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The post emphasizes learning from others and aiming higher in one's career for better growth. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@abdelrhman\_22** · 9 upvotes > This article was incredibly helpful and provided practical tips that I can apply to my personal development. > > Thank You. **@stonec0der** · 3 upvotes > As someone who behave slightly as these 3 characters, I have been seen as the bad guy where I work, so much that I had to sit back, and concentrate on doing only my job, no more calling out other employees, no more helping debugging someone else code, on a technology that they are supposed to be good at, and that I barely know myself. > > It made me feel like I was trying to show off or belittle my colleagues. **@brangto** · 2 upvotes > I am just a student right now, so this is a little over my head, but overall I can say, it makes so much sense :) thanks for this great article. **@godstosin** · 1 upvotes > A good writer. The content was well communicated and is very helpful **@whoop** · 1 upvotes > I dont really agree with the code review section. My whole job would be just reviewing code if I had to fine tooth comb every PR I am asked to review. Of course go through and try to catch anything that could result in an issue/bug. > > I dont think there is anything wrong with expecting senior developers to have fully tested their code and trust them. 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