Having a preference for complex things made simple and succinct, if I were to boil down my experience thus far, it would all come down to cultivating the following merits:

• Curiosity
• Ownership
• Foresight
• Proactive mindset
• Modesty
• Collaboration

Which set the foundation for these code qualities:

• Clean
• Maintainable
• Extensible
• Kept simple

Regardless of platforms, environments, operating systems and programming languages, striving for the above is the cornerstone of any project.