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 …
This is one of the things I work the hardest at. Sometimes I'm not good at explaining things, but I do understand it. It's more of a communication issue, and finding the way that best suits the other's learning style.