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Dunning-Kruger separating mid- and senior-level devs: JUNIOR DEV: My code is simple and easy to understand. MID-LEVEL DEV: My code is subtle, clever, innovati
by jawns 7y ago
Dunning-Kruger separating mid- and senior-level devs:
JUNIOR DEV: My code is simple and easy to understand.
MID-LEVEL DEV: My code is subtle, clever, innovative, expressive, hyper-optimized, and ingenious.
SENIOR DEV: My code is simple and easy to understand.
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Source: John Arundel, https://twitter.com/bitfield/status/1219174978748370945 https://twitter.com/bitfield/status/1219174978748370945
But take that for what it's worth: https://twitter.com/bitfield/status/1184741088067833856 https://twitter.com/bitfield/status/1184741088067833856
- wikiman 7y agoAt one job we actually had to give up on take-home challenges basically because a good, humble junior was indistinguishable from a good, clearly-thinking senior
- karmakaze 7y agoSo funny. This makes sense as the latter would be catering to an audience which includes the former.
- codeduck 7y agoWe coined a title "señor Dev" for people who came in saying they were seniors but who's contribution was net negative over time.