Being a programmer is a great thing. For me, there's nothing better than working in software engineering. It's highly satisfying to write code that...
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Great article Simon 👌
One thing that I would like to add:
Being a senior does NOT necessarily mean you have extra super tech skills, it is more of the soft skills, things like empathy and communication... and yes, most seniors understand the business drivers.
Thanks, Yaser!
I fully agree with that and thought I had that covered in the article. Well, obviously it wasn't as clear as intended but I have a whole paragraph dealing with the importance of social skills for senior developers.
Best,
Simon
Yep Simon, I've read it and you articulated that well... It was just worth more highlighting.
One thing that I would like to ask.
What can you do when you have always worked alone, or should I say as the only developer in a team of 3, at most? What happen when you have to sometimes manage many roles at the same time (developer and product owner at the same time) or develop a web application alone (complete with design and testing, with the choice of the language) just after two years? because there is no one else that can do it?
In my case, mentorship doesn't exist, well apart from what I can read on dev.to, and I often must do my best to assume the role of a senior, even if I don't really feel that I should, because I have been placed on the project as an "expert".
I have no idea where I stand really. Dev.to is actually really important for me as my only reference of what a good developer should do
Inspiring and well-written. Thanks for brightening up my Monday, Simon!
Thank you for your kind words 😀
Great article
Thanks, Micheal!
I was hoping for a magic potion
Thanks Simon. I learnt quite a lot. A nice article indeed
Thanks, Rotimi!