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Re:Absolute truths I unlearned as junior developer by taneq on Friday June 07, 2019 @12:31PM (#20126275)
> Learned as junior: If you report an OS bug or some other deep problem, seniors will not believe you and assume you're making excuses for your own bugs and lack of understanding.

My mum told me "if you think you found a bug in the compiler or OS... you're wrong". This advice applies until you're good enough to know it doesn't. She was right.

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Re:Absolute truths I unlearned as junior developer by beat on Friday June 07, 2019 @03:11PM (#20127697)
One of the first rules from the book The Pragmatic Programmer is "SELECT isn't broken". (It might even be the first rule.)
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Re:Absolute truths I unlearned as junior developer by yakshaving_jgt on Friday June 07, 2019 @02:59PM (#20127616)
I wish my mother knew what a compiler was.
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Re:Absolute truths I unlearned as junior developer by taneq on Friday June 07, 2019 @09:46PM (#20130098)
Heh, at 19 she was the PL/1 expert for the Asia/Pacific region. Mum's a badass.
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