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Discussion on: Are we "developers" gatekeeping "knowledge" from our juniors and peers? 🤦

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Frank Font

Sometimes personal attacks (or unkind ridicule of our work) comes from a place of weakness. When I'm on the receiving end I try to empathise on how their life experience may have shaped them for this moment and then look for common ground on acknowledging what I can take from the insulting criticism to improve.