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`Part of being a more senior engineer is to be able to admit that one was incorrect, learn a lesson, and move on.` I agree. The more I know, the deeper I go to

• munificent 6y ago
  No, I think you missed the lesson. Making mistakes is part of being a great engineer. It's one of the ways you learn. You're afraid to put stuff online because you're afraid of putting something out there that's wrong, but as you already acknowledged, being wrong is part of the process. Accept that some of the things you share will be wrong. But you won't know which ones until you share them and until someone corrects you. Handle that correction gracefully, and you will model exactly the behavior you're trying to teach.
  • yawboakye 6y ago
    > handle that correction gracefully I’m interested in some ways to do this. For example, if it’s a blog post, do you go back and append these corrections? And how long do you have to do that? Should blog posts come with a shelf life?
    • jfim 6y ago
      Creating a new blog post and amending the old one to add a line at the top that says something like "Update 2020-05-15: New thoughts on the algorithmic complexity of spline reticulation" with a link to the update post works, and allows the reader to make up their mind on whether they agree with the previous post or the new one.