There have been quite a few of these "stages of development expertise" articles and in most of them, including this one, I get the distinct impression that the

There have been quite a few of these "stages of development expertise" articles and in most of them, including this one, I get the distinct impression that the "what is a senior dev" section consists mostly of humblebragging. I don't think these are descriptions of senior developers per se, but rather of people who have gathered enough experience to both drop the arrogance, realize the uncertainty in even the best projects, and to appreciate the importance of all those parts of our profession that are not Writing Code. To me, this isn't exactly being a "senior", but is rather the minimum required to count as a professional. It says something about our industry that attaining such a state is worthy of so many words.