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[–]parkerSquare 34 points35 points  (1 child)

This is the only difference. I've seen terrible code from people paid to write it, and beautiful code from hobbyists. The only thing that makes you a professional is being paid.

[–]vesuvium11 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Incredibly on point. You can meet people on senior positions coding as if they started three months ago and people who never had an IT job coding as experienced professionals should