Re:Ask HN: What does mastery look like in software engineering?
by arcticbull on Thursday January 07, 2021 @02:15AM
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That's a tough one. Often the sensibility about what needs to be done comes from hours/weeks/month/years hacking away at their codebase in their specific setting. Much of that has to be rebuilt from scratch in a new place. If you don't find that same connection with your work at the new place - or are unable to develop the relationships with your peers or your manager, you may not end up able to make that impact at the new place either.
I tend to encourage folks who come to me about quitting to explore opportunities within the team/organization/company before leaving so they can leverage all the social capital they've built up.
Re:Ask HN: What does mastery look like in software engineering?
by kostarelo on Thursday January 07, 2021 @04:55AM
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Absolutely, especially in bigger organisations where one part may be completely different in terms of how is organized and how is operating from another one.
I tend to encourage folks who come to me about quitting to explore opportunities within the team/organization/company before leaving so they can leverage all the social capital they've built up.