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Re:Absolute truths I unlearned as junior developer by Aeolun on Friday June 07, 2019 @05:00PM (#20128576)
Not really. It just ensures no really atrocious code makes it into master.

Of course you can stall any junior merge request until it looks like senior code, but at that point you might as well write it yourself.

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Re:Absolute truths I unlearned as junior developer by alexanderdmitri on Friday June 07, 2019 @06:37PM (#20129263)
I don't know if it's stalling so much as taking the time to request changes / pair up and teach.

If bad code is getting merged, that's tech debt / time someone else is going to have to spend anyway, plus the time needed to identify the issue and triage down the line. I would think it's better investment to use that time up front and help the jumior level up too.

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