I've seen this happen in my career. In a previous life we hired a person just out of college into a "Senior" developer role. Sure, the person was smart but th

I've seen this happen in my career. In a previous life we hired a person just out of college into a "Senior" developer role. Sure, the person was smart but they didn't have the experience, they hadn't made the mistakes or seen the outcomes of various decisions to be called "Senior". I've struggled since then describing why I felt this way and I think the essay helps immensely. In my recollection that developer didn't reach a software vocab point and couldn't really understand the difference. The pain point for me was that I could spot the difference and no one (in management) really cared.