Couldn't agree more. I just left a startup run by ex Microsoft employees who seem incapable of understanding that good developers don't know everything but know how to research and find information. They however expected the title of Senior developer to involve a knowledge of everything including redundant and dead technology like Knockout.js. Thankfully Im in a much more progressive place now with real developers.
It does indeed but as someone who everywhere else they have worked has been a Principle or Lead developer I know that even the most Junior of developers can teach us a thing or two. Thankfully, I'm out of that dreadful role now and somewhere that appreciates my over 10 years of experience in software development . Equally Im still conscious that we always have more to learn and would never pull up a developer on a lack of knowledge on a particular topic.
Absolutely. Every person in a development team can teach someone else, regardless of level.
Unfortunately, there are places that create a culture of "seniors are god's" which puts unnecessary stress on the seniors and stops others from offering alternate views.
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Couldn't agree more. I just left a startup run by ex Microsoft employees who seem incapable of understanding that good developers don't know everything but know how to research and find information. They however expected the title of Senior developer to involve a knowledge of everything including redundant and dead technology like Knockout.js. Thankfully Im in a much more progressive place now with real developers.
Spot on
Unfortunately the senior title does come with expectations sometimes.
As a senior, I try to combat this by being the one to ask the "stupid" questions in meetings.
I don't know everything. I never will. My hope is, by asking the stupid questions, I'll help create a culture of honesty.
It does indeed but as someone who everywhere else they have worked has been a Principle or Lead developer I know that even the most Junior of developers can teach us a thing or two. Thankfully, I'm out of that dreadful role now and somewhere that appreciates my over 10 years of experience in software development . Equally Im still conscious that we always have more to learn and would never pull up a developer on a lack of knowledge on a particular topic.
Absolutely. Every person in a development team can teach someone else, regardless of level.
Unfortunately, there are places that create a culture of "seniors are god's" which puts unnecessary stress on the seniors and stops others from offering alternate views.