Not that these two things are opposed to each other, you know. We should try to achieve both, at least to a reasonable level. At the very least, it's much bette

Not that these two things are opposed to each other, you know. We should try to achieve both, at least to a reasonable level. At the very least, it's much better to have both qualities in a reasonable amount than to be excellent in one and completely lack the other. I've found that there is a sweet spot in the middle of both competencies, where you can teach the least experienced members of the team and people appreciate you for that. It's something that must not be overdone, but there are plenty of opportunities (like, say, during code reviews), and in my experience most people appreciate it as long as the explanations are brief and clear. Think something like "doing things this way can be problematic, because of X and Y. I recommend using this alternate structure, which doesn't have these problems, although it still has the minor inconvenience of Z".