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Re:How to mentor software engineers by xupybd on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @01:46PM (#29798395)
Some rush and are sloppy.

Some are burnt out and unable to focus.

Some have dyslexia and are trying harder than you'll ever know to proof read.

Re:How to mentor software engineers by xyzzy_plugh on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @02:29PM (#29798970)
I agree, but you can generally differentiate these cases and handle them appropriately.

If someone is burnt out, the attitude is typically the tell regardless of care. It's deliberately sloppy.

One of the best engineers I ever worked with had dyslexia and by God if his class names weren't the funniest things I've ever seen, but they were consistent and the structure and documentation was thoughtful.

Re:How to mentor software engineers by creativenolo on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @06:43PM (#29802653)
#3 so much. Still always garbled.