1,000,000% this. If a senior engineer can’t explain it to you in a way you understand - even if you are a lot less experienced - that’s THEIR deficiency. Not yours. When this happens, it means THEY actually don’t understand it well enough.https://twitter.com/noahsussman/status/1170870234066165760 …
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Replying to @sarahmei @CrashTest_
I will 80% agree with this. Teaching is a distinct skill, separate from doing. You can be really good at doing but lousy at explaining/teaching. The blacksmithing mentor at my forge, for instance. :-/ It's a skill one should develop, but it's not the same skill.
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Replying to @Crell @CrashTest_
Absolutely. My contention, however, is that you’re not a _senior_ developer unless you have that skill.
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Being able to explain decisions is, in fact, precisely what distinguishes a senior engineer from a mid-level one.
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Replying to @sarahmei @CrashTest_
Then we ought to be sending would-be seniors to education classes, too, not just technical conferences. :-)
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Mid level dev here: where do I go for this class?
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