You probably spend more time reading code than writing it, yet we rarely acknowledge how much harder that first part truly is. It's a universal developer experience: staring at someone else's (or even your own past) code feeling like you're deciphering an ancient alien script. This isn't a sign you're a bad developer; it's a fundamental truth of our craft, especially when we're building websites and dealing with dynamic, interconnected systems. When you write code, you're operating with a complete mental model of what you're trying to achieve. You're the architect, the builder, and the guide. Reading, however, is like being dropped into a partially constructed building with no blueprints, trying to figure out the original vision by examining the bricks. Every variable name, every function call, every obscure comment (or lack thereof) adds to the cognitive load.…