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Edpisode 515: Swizec Teller on Becoming a Senior Engineer

Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers

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The Senior Engineer Mindset

Senior engineers focus on solving problems rather than writing the code, says Tespotkas. The first solution that you build is always going to be wrong and it's much better to figure out the right solution first. When coding in a business context, the business is the the actual thing you're thinking about,. So you're focusing on solving the business oblem, rather than of building the best solution which might not be the best fit for solving the business problem.

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