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Re:All the best engineering advice I stole from non-technica... by Iv on Monday August 05, 2019 @05:48AM (#20612701)
I totally agree, but many people feel that way, especially if they got into a higher position because they are supposedly more knowledgeable.

A build process is one thing, knowing C++17 or rust is another. Knowing if refactoring all these templates structures was really worth 2 weeks is something that is hard to ask to a junior dev.

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Re:All the best engineering advice I stole from non-technica... by neilv on Monday August 05, 2019 @09:50AM (#20614169)
Good point. On something like the refactoring question, sometimes that kind of question can be bounced off a senior developer, maybe as a bit of a mentoring role for them (official or unofficial)?
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