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Re:Things I Learned to Become a Senior Software Engineer by bryanrasmussen on Monday September 07, 2020 @08:38AM (#24399011)
>If you follow that timeline, there would be plenty of people who were millionaires and on their second or third startup board before reaching "senior".

What does being a successful entrepreneur have to do with being a senior engineer?

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Re:Things I Learned to Become a Senior Software Engineer by pjc50 on Monday September 07, 2020 @09:21AM (#24399235)
Well indeed. If you can write an app well enough to earn a million dollars, what use do you have for other people's opinion of your seniority?
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Re:Things I Learned to Become a Senior Software Engineer by bryanrasmussen on Monday September 07, 2020 @09:46AM (#24399391)
I guess, although the arrow of time moving as it does I probably wouldn't want Jerry Yang developing my web app despite the great success with the last one he made.
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Re:Things I Learned to Become a Senior Software Engineer by RandoHolmes on Monday September 07, 2020 @02:51PM (#24401628)
Senior implies quality, making money off of software often doesn't require quality.
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