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Coding Blind
- wccrawford 16y agoI agree. We are. That's why when the company that I work for hired some guys that were better than me, I was very excited. See, when I first applied, I was looking for a junior position where I could learn from others. It turned out I was the only developer. I did well enough to keep things going, and I learned on my own as I went along, but I kept wanting that mentor. I did learn quite a lot from those guys before they quit, but I definitely could have learned more. It just so happens that one of those guys also runs a coding dojo here in town. It's just a Meetup group where coders get together and take turns programming, 1 at the helm and 1 as co-pilot, with everyone else watching. After a few minutes, co-pilot become pilot and someone from the rest comes up to be co-pilot. You get to watch the pilot code, and give suggestions as the co-pilot. Everyone learns and improves. More junior programmers need to realize these things exist and take advantage of them. And BTW, carpenters learn the same way we do. Either practicing on their own, or on-the-job. A teacher can tell you how to use the tools, and even grade you on projects made with them, but they can't teach you nearly as well as actually doing it over and over.