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Re:Ask HN: Impostor Syndrome, or Just an Impostor? by hbrn on Monday December 19, 2022 @10:54PM (#34061344)
> Even as a senior developer with nearly 10 years of experience, every interview process is an exercise in convincing the other person that you're not a junior, and is more often a losing battle

Developer interviews are one giant cargo cult in the industry. I usually spend about 15 minutes on coding during interview, and even that sometimes feels like too much.

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Re:Ask HN: Impostor Syndrome, or Just an Impostor? by mcv on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @05:34AM (#34064056)
I never get coding challenges anymore, and I doubt I'd be any good at them. But my CV says I'm a senior and I can talk like one for at least the duration of the interview, so it's never an issue. Then I start the job and after a few weeks I feel like a junior who knows nothing, but I keep working. And then I deliver some complex stuff and then I realise everybody else on the team is having the same struggles I have.
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