Senior developer at 21 is part of the problem with software now. Companies only want to hire young people but those hires have very little life skill or knowle

Senior developer at 21 is part of the problem with software now. Companies only want to hire young people but those hires have very little life skill or knowledge outside of their field. They arrive with vim for the latest and greatest shunning the tried and true. Yes architectures need to evolve, of course, but it isn't evolution. It is flavour of the generation with new trumping functionality and usability in many cases. The author does mention the importance of a mentor and I completely agree with that. I think mentor should be a job title with extra perks, rather than someone who is 4 years older than you who knows where the best espresso machine is. Grump.