What the best engineers do
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the best engineers lift others up
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The bad engineers make you feel small
- They use complicated words
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They are easy to understand and so is their code
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They can explain themselves in simple terms and are happy to answer questions
- They make sure people don't feel bad for asking (looks like stupid ) questions
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you should always ask questions if you don’t understand even if it makes you feel dumb
- Truth is you’re getting smarter faster and most people don’t dare to do it
Conqueer your fears
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You shouldn’t be afraid of learning new things
- If you're not scared every now and then you’re not learning
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You should embrace and face the fear you feel when facing something hard and unknown
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Worst engineers I know know one tech well and are scared to touch anything else
- Same, they only know one way to do things and are scared to try new ways
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you should always be candid about your feeling And how things are going in your team and how you feel you’re doing, even if you feel you’re not doing well
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you will never know everything so you should learn to research and solve problems and not specific solutions
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you’ll never lose money by changing company
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You have nothing to lose by applying to new jobs
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You should always openly discuss your salary with your teammates
Learn to talk about money
- Recruiters will lie to you to get you in a company
- Every company hiring is "growing" and the "team is so good" and whatnot
