One possible factor when interviewing an experienced developer: how will they share their experience? Some people want to lecture, but many people do not want t

One possible factor when interviewing an experienced developer: how will they share their experience? Some people want to lecture, but many people do not want to be lectured at. I once worked with someone who explained to me every day -- and in great detail -- all of the problems that my technical decisions would cause. He wasn't wrong, but it was still a demoralizing experience. But at least he was only criticizing my decisions, and not my right to make them. In the same way that an older dev does not want to be perceived as incapable of learning new things, a younger dev does not want to be perceived as cavalier or irresponsible, and I have absolutely seen talented people discounted solely because they haven't held a particular title for enough years. People are complicated, and we make a lot of assumptions about each other that we don't want others to make about ourselves.