I worked with a newbie programmer who pretended like a senior

Re:I worked with a newbie programmer who pretended like a se... by codeptualize on Saturday October 01, 2022 @04:06AM (#33044914)

Wow! I think regardless of the junior this is a failure on the authors part not to handle this internally and instead write this blog post. He could have mentored the new guy, and he could have taken it as an opportunity to reflect on his teams practices.

To the actual commentary; I might be wrong but it’s giving me dogmatic vibes. All the things mentioned can be ok, sometimes good, and also bad in the wrong situations. Context matters. Doing the things described (in moderation) is not by definition bad.

This seems like a perfectly wasted learning opportunity for everyone involved. I would strongly urge the author to reflect on this as an important part of being senior is to lift other less senior people up so they can be productive and progress in their careers.

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Re:I worked with a newbie programmer who pretended like a se... by mmastrac on Monday October 03, 2022 @02:09PM (#33071391)

The classic joke:

What did the senior developer say to the junior developer when they asked a question?

It depends.

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Re:I worked with a newbie programmer who pretended like a se... by barbarr on Monday October 03, 2022 @02:34PM (#33071749)

Honestly appalled at the way the author went about addressing this issue. All of these problems could be resolved by creating/requesting clear guidelines or just mentoring the newbie programmer.

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Re:I worked with a newbie programmer who pretended like a se... by P5fRxh5kUvp2th on Monday October 03, 2022 @03:46PM (#33072692)

I get apalled at a lot of things, random blog posts where someone is complaining about a situation at work isn't generally one of them.

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Re:I worked with a newbie programmer who pretended like a se... by happytoexplain on Monday October 03, 2022 @04:20PM (#33073120)

You're re-describing the object in question using oversimplified, generalized terms to make it make it seem less significant/dramatic - the qualifier "random" as used here is a common hallmark of that style of sniping. It's certainly reasonable to disagree with the parent's opinion about the author's behavior, but this is a non-constructive, curt way to express it.

Regardless, I don't think the word "appalled" is totally off base. The author's attitude and actions are highly destructive in our line of work. It has real, concrete consequences and should be rigorously discouraged. "Complaining about a work situation" is a broad category, and it can cover a lot of little cases that don't really matter, but this isn't one of that subset.

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Re:I worked with a newbie programmer who pretended like a se... by P5fRxh5kUvp2th on Monday October 03, 2022 @05:59PM (#33074295)

It's a blogpost. complaining about a coworker.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appalled

> affected by strong feelings of shock and dismay

There's a term for these types of people, karen.

It would be appropriate to be appalled seeing someone kick a puppy. Seeing someone complain about a coworker is about as mundane as it gets.

Will this person go catatonic if a dog shits on their carpet?

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