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Re:Stop requiring specific technology experience for senior-... by ModernMech on Monday November 08, 2021 @01:17PM (#29152318)
> while avoiding most of the 'newbie' mistakes (or making them on the weekend on their own time).

Why would one wait to make mistakes on their own time?

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Re:Stop requiring specific technology experience for senior-... by TrevorJ on Monday November 08, 2021 @02:09PM (#29152965)
Well, let me clarify. It's not something that employers should expect from employees.

But it is a trait I notice in a lot of highly competent folk who are high achievers. They'll see something coming on the roadmap that they feel like they want to prep/educate themselves on, and then they will noodle on it for an hour or two when they get a chance. By the time it comes time to implement it 'for real', they have already gotten most of the learning curve out of the way.

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