What say you, software engineers? nostr:note159du2aw3pmpfqs6jn0tg8y8fwucey6ty6dl2jfjercc5lpwfaxvswueu9q
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Kinda true, senior devs usually stuck in the past
I'd say when after 5 years you're called a senior you can have plenty of seniors that don't know shit.
senior engineers are subject to gresham's law. when the market for talent is not selective enough, people will let their low skill devs go, re-rentering the pool of applicants, but hoard their true senior talent.
Not since I got promoted đ
Title âsenior software developerâ doesnât mean anything today.
Business wants a lot of simple software products.
Business doesnât want to pay for complex engineering solutions.
Definitions of a âtrue engineerâ changed a lot and those who acquired it in the past donât like it â itâs a very good thing today our software doesnât have to deal with 250 different driver. Its a good thing today âcross browser compatibilityâ almost does not exist.
It does not mean an engineer who knows how to fix cross browser issues is senior and one who believes browsers mostly interoperable â is not.
Astute observations, Viktor. Thanks.
"we are building on the shoulders of giants" .. and are selfishly too ready to forget about them.
"stay humble" means: it's all not about you , you Vollpfosten.
I don't agree with some of the items about knowing about how things work under the hood. We don't ask plumbers to get a degree in physics so they understand which forces are acting on the water in the pipes.
Certainly not. Iâd say, however, that whatâs implied by âengineerâ is quite different; itâs that you *do* know.
When I was at Microsoft (long ago) the American Society of Professional Engineers sued the company over the title âSystems Engineer,â as it did not require an actual engineering degree.