What is a Senior Programmer really? I wish I had known this when I was Junior

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I know I couldn’t get in-depth in all the aspects but let me know what are your thoughts about the post. Do you agree with my definition of Senior Programmer? What’s the best tip it worked for you to advance in your career?

Maybe being a senior software engineer also means that you know the difference between what is important and what not in a particular situation. It is very easy to get caught in something that is not really important and put a lot of energy in it.

Another important area is battling with your ego. And this is something, I am afraid, is never going away. You mentioned that a lot of senior software engineers suffer from imposter syndrome. Maybe someone with imposter syndrome is not that senior yet with respect to his battle with his ego.

Agree with what you said about what's important and what isn't in a particular situation. I mentioned it in the video (I said something like "...a Senior knows when to walk away and don't implement certain things...") but I forgot to write it in the post.

Your second comment is really interesting. I used to suffer from imposter syndrome but now I realised, as long as you got experienced and wiser, on just focus on different aspects, at a different level. I will probably talk about this topic soon.

Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it.

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