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After Being Laid Off by a Big Tech Company, I Took Freelance Jobs and Discovered What Clients Care About Most Is Actually Code Formatting

After being laid off by a big tech company, I took freelance jobs. I thought strong technical skills would be enough, but the first client complained that the code was too messy to understand. It turns out that in clients' eyes, compressed and obfuscated code looks like gibberish, while neatly formatted code represents professionalism and reliability. This article shares that experience and discusses why code readability matters more than showing off technical prowess, and how a small formatting tool helped me win clients' trust.