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Thank you! When I was less experienced I introduced a lot of technologies to the companies I was working for. I thought I'm doing the right thing. If I were ful
by jensneuse 6y ago
Thank you! When I was less experienced I introduced a lot of technologies to the companies I was working for. I thought I'm doing the right thing. If I were fully honest I just thought these tools are amazing and I wanted to have a play with them. Over the years I learned that I was wrong a lot of the time. I introduced kubernetes to a company that never really had the need for it. It wasn't the right move for them. I didn't fully understand the business. I think, as developers, it's important to develop balanced views and get better at decision making. It's important to not focus on tech too much but understand the business implications and derive the strategy from that.
- k__ 6y agoThis is a huge problem for devs. Junior devs neither understand the business nor the technology, but they get promoted to senior dev anyway after 6 months of bootcamp and 2 years on the job.
- fogetti 6y agoMay I ask if you didn't have enough experience how/why were you allowed to make such decisions? Is this common in some companies that anyone can make fundamental decisions regardless of number of years in service or experience with the technology?
- jensneuse 6y agoSure! The issue is best described as the Peter principle. They guy who hired me didn't know enough to hire the right person. He was beyond his capacity and then it was me. That's the Peter principle. At some point in our career this might happen to allot us. We get promoted into a position we're not capable of.