What Did You Learn in the First Ten Minutes?

In 25 years, i'm not sure i have learned much sort of big surprises. I think learned all those things that most people would learn doing something like this for a long time. For example, just learning how to write something that is actually maintainable over time. Nothing of that is surprising or strange in any way. But it's when you work in something for a longtime i think more of those things become important. You get to sort of discover things your own code, and thinking down the road,. because you have to, when you live with it for such a longTime. Thatsang, a good pot ot history, besthy can do in ten minutes. Were you