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The developer's backlog can indeed become outdated.

It's a good exercise to ask whether tasks are still relevant.

Regularly cleaning the backlog goes a long way in helping you work on the right projects and build a great product.

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Agreed! I think that regular code cleaning goes a long way to save engineers' time and effort.

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Really great advice Basma – I particularly like how you've offered up practical, tactical tips on how to slow down and be more intentional before moving into coding. Nice. I think these are skills that many (most?) engineers will benefit honing. (Mentioned you in my comments here, very complimentary article: https://bit.ly/3OH6gfp)

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Thank you Zac for the mention and your comment!

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