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 …
I totally agree that the title (big-S) Senior Developer does not always mean they’re a (small-S) senior developer. I wish we had better words for this.
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Local-relative meaning "senior-most at the company". At my first agency, I was the most-senior dev there within a year after starting due to attrition. I was a total moron compared to where I am now, of course, but I was "senior" relative to everyone else.
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I don't think we'll have better words until there is some commonly-recognized industry body handing out certifications that matter. Like "journeyman bladesmith" or "master bladesmith" have very specific ABS tests you must pass. No test, no title.
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