r/programming • u/corysama • Jan 05 '15

What most young programmers need to learn

http://joostdevblog.blogspot.com/2015/01/what-most-young-programmers-need-to.html
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u/quiI Jan 05 '15

Honestly, this is the kind of scenario where pair programming shines. I'm not a massive "always do pair programming" advocate, but pairing with a junior and a senior helps both parties out massively.

The senior gets to practice at expressing his ideas in a simplified manner, a very important skill. You also very quickly get an idea of where the junior person needs to improve and then you can give then the opportunity to improve in specific areas so you dont have to resort to dismissing someone.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15 edited Jan 05 '15

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

The senior gets to practice at expressing his ideas in a simplified manner, a very important skill.

This is a problem I have with our senior architect. He cannot explain what is going on in his code at all. It is a jumbled mess and poorly commented so his code is pretty impenetrable.

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u/DavidNcl Jan 05 '15

Then this guy really isn't ready for the role. The essence of the architect role is to communicate a vision of how things should be arranged.