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You are underestimating the effort it takes to inherit a big codebase and maintain it, this is not a task for a junior.
by joelbluminator 5y ago
You are underestimating the effort it takes to inherit a big codebase and maintain it, this is not a task for a junior.
- WJW 5y agoI have done so with several big codebases, so I know that you speak the truth here. Putting junior devs in charge of a tire fire is only going to make such a codebase worse. But most of the owners of such businesses do not recognize it and only call in professional help when the business is already at the verge of collapse.
- ransom1538 5y agoYes. A huge million line php application running a profitable company is a hard fit for a junior off a boot camp.
- joelbluminator 5y agoIt's a hard fit for seniors even. Legacy is hard, big codebases are hard. You'd have to be crazy to let juniors take over such a thing. I think a junior might actually do better on a greenfield project if deadlines aren't too strict.
- siva7 5y agoYet i can't count how often i've seen business owners giving juniors large codebases without mentorship because they don't want to pay a senior.
- joelbluminator 5y agoSometimes you pay a really crappy lawyer because you can't afford better.