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I think you should take the statistics with a good pinch of salt―and not only because of the issues brought up in the debate on the article about the Stack Over
by beaumartinez 15y ago
I think you should take the statistics with a good pinch of salt―and not only because of the issues brought up in the debate on the article about the Stack Overflow data[1].
> The junior developers ask more questions. This means they know less (which is why they ask).
I dare say they "know less", but this doesn't necessarily mean they are less expert. Junior developers might be more experimental, more curious, and more willing to actually ask questions―and these are all very desirable traits in a developer.
"You can't teach an old dog new tricks."
[1] http://coding-and-more.blogspot.com/2011/06/its-official-developers-get-better-with.html http://coding-and-more.blogspot.com/2011/06/its-official-dev...