Re:We need young programmers; We need old programmers
by Nursie on Monday September 21, 2020 @07:15AM
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> Speaking as a "senior" engineer today, I'm no better an engineer today than I was 10 years ago in terms of rote problem solving.
I am, at almost 20 years in. I'm not only better at doing things well and safely, I can do them faster than ever because I know what's a solved problem and what's not, where to look for pre-existing solutions and how to apply them, what the pitfalls might be etc.
some young software people are very technically adept, but far from all are.
I am, at almost 20 years in. I'm not only better at doing things well and safely, I can do them faster than ever because I know what's a solved problem and what's not, where to look for pre-existing solutions and how to apply them, what the pitfalls might be etc.
some young software people are very technically adept, but far from all are.