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Bingo https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29216076 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29216076

• Jensson 5y ago
  And that comment is very helpful and informative so I think it is great we have people like that posting! Not sure why anyone would call them out.
• DougBTX 5y ago
  The difference is between working out something from scratch vs recognising something you’ve seen before. The second will be much faster, but it depends on experience, not talent.
• CuriousCosmic 5y ago
  Like others have already mentioned, that's a developer who saw the blood on the walls. They've likely seen this issue before and know the signs to look out for. It doesn't make them any smarter but it does mean they are wiser/more experienced with this tech stack. As a personal example, my team sees me as the consult for all the arcane fuckery that you find as a result of unusual C++ behaviour or build system issues. This doesn't make me a good dev but it does mean that I've been through my paces there and bled my share. But at the same time I'm practically a blind, helpless child wrt most of the JVM or web tech stacks. IMHO my colleagues are wizards for being able to make heads or tails of issues in those spaces. Point being, this isn't a matter of "Oh I could solve that in seconds", it's a matter of "Oh god I remember dealing with this type of issue. Here's the cause and how to fix & avoid it".
  • vardump 5y ago
    "Like others have already mentioned, that's a developer who saw the blood on the walls. They've likely seen this issue before and know the signs to look out for. It doesn't make them any smarter but it does mean they are wiser/more experienced with this tech stack." This. Exactly right.