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Of course nobody gives a crap about college degrees. But if you actually led a team of software developers for a few years, created a product and the whole thi
by hnfong 3y ago
Of course nobody gives a crap about college degrees.
But if you actually led a team of software developers for a few years, created a product and the whole thing didn't fall apart, well, you're way more than a senior developer.
- lapcat 3y ago> Of course nobody gives a crap about college degrees. That's missing the point of the example. 1) I was trying to allude to people like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. 2) I was trying to choose an example that would indisputably be considered a "junior" developer if that person were hired into a low-level role within an existing corporate hierarchy but also an example where the person indisputably took the responsibilities of a "senior" developer from the very beginning, led a team of engineers, and created great value for the company. Somehow these people are considered as "way more than a senior developer" despite having the exact same (negligible) experience level as a newly hired corporate junior developer. It feels like the only difference is whether the person is high or low in the company org chart.