Dear Developers, Virality is seductive, but it doesn't bring the long term sustainable results. And in the long run, only value compounds. Developers should focus on the long term values and not on attention or virality.

Published: (December 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM EST)
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Source: Dev.to

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