We need young programmers; We need old programmers

Re:We need young programmers; We need old programmers by arcticbull on Monday September 21, 2020 @04:44AM (#24541135)

I would go even further and say a senior engineer knows not just what to invest in, but what not to invest in. For instance, if you're solving zero-to-one problems, a senior engineer may caution you to avoid too much architecture and instead focus on development velocity at all costs. After all, what good is a well-crafted app in chapter 11?

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Re:We need young programmers; We need old programmers by acqq on Monday September 21, 2020 @06:30AM (#24541756)

A longer-term thinker will also have another idea about what can be considered "a well-crafted app" than somebody being interested to use one more hottest technology of the moment.

I'm not using "a senior engineer" because it's not a given that somebody has some expected perspective simply because of the title or the time worked or even the education they had.

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Re:We need young programmers; We need old programmers by arcticbull on Monday September 21, 2020 @05:55PM (#24548885)

Very true.

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