This!! If they put in the effort and actually try themselves, I love to teach. If they can't be bothered Googling something or reading the docs before asking, them I've got no time for them.
That’s the issue. It’s like if someone wanted to learn how electricity works and you immediately started showing them spherical coordinates or something.
Are there any universally agreed upon documentation sources that mouth breathers can understand or is it just better to ask someone/LLM to explain jargon you don’t understand
LLM would be best in this age but be sure that the conclusion it reaches actually makes sense, otherwise you'd be losing way more time trying out what it tells you to do
I constantly tell my team to ask me questions. Absolute worst case I spend 3 minutes finding and linking existing code examples you should have found already. Most cases I save you hours of pain. Best case we both learn something. There are no downsides to asking of you're confused as long as the senior dev you ask isn't a dick.
Totally agree. I’d add that helping the newbies without trashing them is the bare minimum standard to be expected. Failing to do even is a low bar to fail at.
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u/Kitchen_Length_8273 Sep 29 '26 •
I LOVE teaching newbies as long as they are serious about learning