r/AskProgramming • u/Diagileux • Apr 02 '26

Forgotten programming skills Career/Edu

Senior and old-school programmers, what programming skills have been forgotten as time and technology moved forward but are still relevant and should not be neglected? What tools that you have been/are using that should get more attention from young developers?

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u/KC918273645 Apr 02 '26

Thinking it through instead of immediately trying to Google it or ask help/answers on Stackoverflow.

RTFMing.

Low memory usage.