Mindsets to Avoid as a Senior Software Developer

Re:Mindsets to Avoid as a Senior Software Developer by mhitza on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @01:02PM (#26318233)

I actually disagree on the third point.

I'm back at implementing web design the same way I used to do them back in 2007. Sure, instead of tables I'm using div + flex and instead of inline styles I'm using utility first CSS. For all intents and purposes it's exactly the same process, with just another coat of paint.

The major difference is that back then in order to write terse CSS I memorized all the short forms, whereas nowadays I'd have to look those up.

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Re:Mindsets to Avoid as a Senior Software Developer by corebuffer on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @01:11PM (#26318354)

I think third point is more on not despising new tech, but I agree we should also remember not to do the same to old tech.

I learned a lot with Forth, which is older than me. While that is true, I can't also deny that Rust improves a lot on embedded development and is newer.

While I can argue that using Forth or C is possible and simpler/easier, the lesson seems to be that ignoring Rust isnt a good idea.

IMO its like you can keep using raw CSS instead of the latest hype, but the key is not to ignore and always evaluate new things with the same care as you did to old ones. :) (at least that is how I understood it)

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