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Re:Why can't I write code inside my browser? by sidlls on Friday January 15, 2021 @11:28AM (#25792609)
I don’t think it’s because they forgot to vet their dependencies. I think it’s because there’s a culture of “just get it done” that fosters short cuts, and it’s coupled closely with a culture of worship around open source as if it should be implicitly trusted.

The result has been a massive proliferation of perpetually-junior engineers writing code and rising in ranks to run things.

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Re:Why can't I write code inside my browser? by potta_coffee on Friday January 15, 2021 @11:59AM (#25793021)
The worst kind of toxicity is when your senior engineers and team leads are actually junior engineers.
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Re:Why can't I write code inside my browser? by sidlls on Friday January 15, 2021 @01:52PM (#25794613)
It’s hard to be too hard on them though: they never had proper mentorship as junior engineers and their practices are reinforced by modern practices.

There is a worse toxicity in my opinion: when engineers at all levels religiously adhere to fads or practices just because others do (see: OO, TDD, etc.)

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