The role of a Senior Developer
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The role of a Senior Developer
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Re: The role of a Senior Developer
#2I overlooked the first "then/than", but a few sentences later you had another.
(make that 3 so far...browser closed)
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#3I overlooked the first "then/than", but a few sentences later you had another. (make that 3 so far...browser closed)
Look past that and it has a really good message. I found it a valuable read. Thanks OP!
Re: The role of a Senior Developer
#4I overlooked the first "then/than", but a few sentences later you had another. (make that 3 so far...browser closed)
One of my weaknesses is being terrible at writing :-) I am trying to get passed it. Thanks for the feedback, I think I fixed them all.
Re: The role of a Senior Developer
#5I overlooked the first "then/than", but a few sentences later you had another. (make that 3 so far...browser closed)
One of my weaknesses is being terrible at writing :-) I am trying to get passed it. Thanks for the feedback, I think I fixed them all.
Great article otherwise, very insightful. Thanks for sharing.
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#6What are some tactics you can use as a junior/intermediate developer in a company with a lack of senior developers to mitigate the risks you discussed and foster growth?
Re: The role of a Senior Developer
#7I overlooked the first "then/than", but a few sentences later you had another. (make that 3 so far...browser closed)
One of my weaknesses is being terrible at writing :-) I am trying to get passed it. Thanks for the feedback, I think I fixed them all.
In that case... "get past it"
I have trouble with that one myself. :-)
http://www.grammar-monster.com/easily_confused/past_passed.h...
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#9I know you admit that it's a gross oversimplification but this kind of talk still bothers me a lot. It's a lot like when, to use a (honestly shoddy) metaphor, people talk about rankings in a video game like League of Legends. Some times you'll hear talk like "the difference between a bronze and silver player is game sense!" or "objectives control!" or "mechanics!". The truth is it's all of these things and none of them. A silver player is simply better than a bronze player.
I think the same goes here. There's not some magic thing that a senior developer has that a junior developer is missing. They are simply, overall, better.
Re: The role of a Senior Developer
#10I know you admit that it's a gross oversimplification but this kind of talk still bothers me a lot. It's a lot like when, to use a (honestly shoddy) metaphor, people talk about rankings in a video game like League of Legends. Some times you'll hear talk like "the difference between a bronze and silver player is game sense!" or "objectives control!" or "mechanics!". The truth is it's all of these things and none of th…
> A silver player is simply better than a bronze player.
> There's not some magic thing that a senior developer has that a junior developer is missing.
"They're just better" is a way of saying "this is magic and not quantifiable". If you cannot quantify what factors allow one developer to consistently deliver quality software on schedule, then you cannot grow your team in that direction, and are essentially rolling the dice.