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The evidence you supplied suggests that "this kind of people" can tell what's really important from things that are not (either outright fads or not applicable
by DenisM 7y ago
The evidence you supplied suggests that "this kind of people" can tell what's really important from things that are not (either outright fads or not applicable for this particular business), and they have a track record to show for it.
This was a great opportunity for you to re-examine your beliefs in, for example, necessity of QA [1], and learn when and how to save a lot of time by not writing tests yet achieve business goals for stability and continuity. Instead the lesson you took from it was "20 years of experience - the same year repeated 20 times".
[1] It's not too late though, the knowledge is out there
- leto_ii 7y agoMy personal conclusion is that (unfortunately for people who care about quality and craftsmanship) in many industries it's enough for software to be "good enough". The rest can be covered with sales & marketing. However I think you misrepresent my comment. I offered a comment pertaining especially to the idea of discrete levels of seniority and that of a single dimension of seniority. My examples with QA, Java 6 etc. were illustrations, not the main point.