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Discussion on: Curing the Superhero syndrome in software engineering

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Alex Lohr

I think here's an underlying issue of the "Superhero", in this case his unprofessional refusal to accept constructive criticism of not involving the team.

With experience, you will become faster and it's easier to leave your team behind when you're going full speed ahead.

Full disclosure: I've been found guilty of playing the superhero at the expense of my team in my earlier career. So when I got duly criticized for it, I accepted the criticism and was able became a better member of the team and thus a better developer.

I still might pull some extra hours after the kids are asleep, but I'll get my team up to speed next thing in the morning in the daily.