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i find it interesting how some HN threads are super supportive like this one and others tear people apart for overstating their expertise, getting overleveled j
by swyx 3y ago
i find it interesting how some HN threads are super supportive like this one and others tear people apart for overstating their expertise, getting overleveled job titles as a "senior" developer while missing some esoteric/deep knowledge. we're all on our meandering paths somehow.
- ramesh31 3y agoAfter spending enough years mentoring juniors, you pick up on it pretty fast whether someone is worth your time. Ask for a specific solution, and you'll get it from me once. Ask for understanding the generalized case, and I'll happily sit around explaining things to you all day long. Even asking for a specific solution is fine if it's followed up by thoughtful probing questions on the general patterns. But there's just no room for hand holding in this industry.
- 100721 3y agoIt's useful to remember that this is a community of individuals, each with their own opinions and experiences.
- sevagh 3y agoThere's a line of "real curiosity about interesting aspects of computer software" and no-substance snake oil. So, in one case, it's "low substance but good effort", in the other it's "low substance and low effort"