One thing I've noticed in the IT industry lately...
People don't seem to want to teach anymore.
The most common response I hear is:
"I've given you the code. Read it and learn."
Yes, reading code is an essential skill. Every developer should be able to understand and explore an unfamiliar codebase.
But a project is much more than code.
No code can explain:
- Why a particular approach was chosen.
- Why another solution was rejected.
- Which parts are legacy.
- What business rules exist.
- Which bugs everyone already knows about.
- What not to change and why.
These are things you only learn through knowledge sharing.
A 15-minute conversation can save someone days of trial and error.
The goal of a senior developer shouldn't be to keep information to themselves. It should be to make the entire team stronger.
One day, every junior becomes a senior. The way we mentor others today shapes the engineering culture we'll work in tomorrow.
I'm curious—has anyone else noticed this trend?
Or have you been fortunate enough to work with mentors who genuinely invested in helping others grow?
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