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Re:Ask HN: How to improve as a struggling junior software en... by Aeolun on Sunday April 10, 2022 @12:12PM (#30978488)
> That's inexcusable. I don't care how needy a junior engineer is, or how many times you've shown them something.

Hmm, by the 60th time I’ve taught them how to make a commit in git I’d probably be pretty done.

I agree with the general sentiment though.

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Re:Ask HN: How to improve as a struggling junior software en... by jrgoff on Sunday April 10, 2022 @01:19PM (#30979268)
I would think in that case the solution should have been to talk with the manager about the junior engineer's performance (presumably well before the 60th time) rather than to take it out directly on the junior engineer.
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Re:Ask HN: How to improve as a struggling junior software en... by lambo4bkfast on Sunday April 10, 2022 @08:36PM (#30983263)
And you're assuming they haven't done so why? Both actions are not mutually exclusive.
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