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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Being a former teacher and a current engineer, this is true. The highest level of understanding is being able to teach others.
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I came here to say the exact same thing.
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Also a former teacher, also strongly agree. What is up with the people who fight this?
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And, one of the best ways for seniors to share their knowledge (and actually gain understanding) is with pair programming. The act of explaining it to others often brings new/different understanding.
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