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> Maintenance could be done by juniors Sorry, but no. Maintenance requires understanding the code, which requires reading the code. Experienced¹ eng are far mo
by deathanatos 4y ago
> Maintenance could be done by juniors
Sorry, but no. Maintenance requires understanding the code, which requires reading the code. Experienced¹ eng are far more likely to be able to grind through code they didn't write, as they've read more code over the course of their career.
¹actually experienced, i.e., has actually gained knowledge. Not just "has been in the industry for more years" which seems to be frighteningly common.
- qwemaze 4y agoThat's true from eng perspective, yes, but try explaining it to an average manager who has a few seniors and a dozen mids/juns for the same cost as seniors. He'll tell you magical "knowledge transfer" and won't think twice about making a raise for seniors and will proceed on hiring people to "transfer" the knowledge to.