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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I usually am, I am support and I ask questions about features so old and undocumented that no one else knows the answer.

[–] QuazarOmega@lemy.lol 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This, but remove the "else"

..yes, not even the author

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 16 hours ago

Or the author left and no one really knew what their job involved. Had one like that recently, tried to contact someone only to find out they have left. Oh, ok well who handles the content template site now? Oh, me? No one told me about this or how to use it.

[–] SatouKazuma@programming.dev 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

How the fuck does one get out of junior dev status? I'm at like 3.5 YoE and stuck in it.

[–] QuazarOmega@lemy.lol 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You have to create technical debt specific to your skillset

[–] SatouKazuma@programming.dev 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lmao. I'm in charge of migrating a C codebase to Rust, so I don't think I'll be lacking in that department.

[–] HappinessPill@lemmy.ml 5 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Now just go to work and casually say " I'm feeling very senior today" .

[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

These days you're lucky to be able to work as a dev at all. To get out of junior dev you needed to get into the industry 5 years sooner.

[–] SatouKazuma@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So...I'm fucked? Lovely...

[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 1 points 21 hours ago

Pretty much. I'd try to get into a different field if you can.

[–] MoonRaven@feddit.nl 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I am the senior dev. Please. No.

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You're that afraid of the code you wrote 10 years ago too eh? 🤣

[–] MoonRaven@feddit.nl 2 points 9 hours ago
[–] Ricaz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I shudder at the thought of the ancient 1000+ lines Perl scripts.. The seal must not be broken

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Perl and regex are modern day black magic

[–] Ricaz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 16 hours ago

I honestly still use Perl for small scripts as a Bash alternative. It is very powerful and is already installed everywhere. I just try not to use it for things others might have to work on..

[–] Maxxie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Im a mid with two juniors under me, super happy when they take initiative and do something creative

.. instead of following youtrack to the letter, leaving me to rewrite half of it before the merge 😔

[–] zerofk@lemm.ee 1 points 15 hours ago

Pre-commit code reviews, preferably in person or at least live, are a great way to learn and teach. They explain what they did and why, you suggest alternatives.

Doing it pre commit is best because it it’s done later, they’ve already moved on.

And the learning goes both ways.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 81 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I am the senior dev and idk what the fuck I am doing, leave me alone

[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just ask questions until people figure it out for themselves

[–] SurpriZe@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 21 hours ago

How do you think it would go?

[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

just stare at it long enough, it’ll work itself out

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It literally did that just yesterday. I need to retrain for a new job. Something with wood or plants in general I think.

[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

lol it’s 50/50 sr devs I know love or detest technology

[–] Australis13@fedia.io 130 points 2 days ago (1 children)

As the senior dev, please don't.

[–] harlyson@lemm.ee 63 points 2 days ago (2 children)

As someone who is not quite junior, but not quite senior, do it. It might just get me promoted ಠᴗಠ

[–] Lux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You did so great on that case, were having a pizza party for the whole office!

[–] harlyson@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

Sounds like I’ve been promoted to the guy that eats the entire pizza by himself

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[–] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm the reason we get a safety meeting today, if that counts? 😊

[–] runeko@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Sure, and it counts double if code you wrote was the reason for the safety meeting.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago

Be the reason Legal has to get involved.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 45 points 2 days ago (2 children)

*Looking at the senior devs JavaScript code

My God, it even has a watermark.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wait, no, that's a coffee stain. On the screen.

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago

But why is there an exact copy of the coffee stain on my screen as well?

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

drops rubber duck

[–] callmepk@lemmy.world 48 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Wait until becoming the reason your boss has to get involved

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 1 points 23 hours ago

Oh I got a N+3 involved.
Not my fault but I was the only guy who could solve. That was a fun three weeks of daily Is It Fixed Yet meetings...

[–] SatyrSack@feddit.org 29 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Be the reason the corporate PR team has to get involved.

[–] swab148@startrek.website 11 points 2 days ago

Be the reason the Hazmat Compliance team has to get involved

[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

It’s better to ask forgiveness than permission

[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

As staff engineer, I'm far too busy to read any of these comments. Also I haven't written any code in 4 years

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What does a staff engineer do? Engineers staff?

Carry a big stick

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Is that your staff or are you just happy to see me?

[–] codexarcanum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 days ago

Oh don't worry, I get myself involved in plenty. I prefer to make problems at the architectural or "leadership" level though.

[–] ITguru@feddit.nl 5 points 2 days ago

Yooo somebody called me?

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