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 …
Absolutely, in agreement. Sometimes I get to be involved in the hiring process specially if we will be working together, and I most likely will ask a question like "Explain XYZ to someone who does not know anything in technology" and see their maneuver in answering the question.