When I started, I thought being a 10x developer meant knowing every framework and writing the "cleanest" abstractions. I was wrong.
The transition from Junior to Senior isn’t about mastering a language; it’s about mastering context:
Junior: "How do I build this feature?"
Senior: "Should we even build this feature?"
Real growth happens when you stop focusing on the syntax and start focusing on the system. Understand the business, learn how to communicate technical debt to stakeholders, and realize that "done" is often better than "perfect."
The best code is the code you didn't have to write because you found a simpler solution.
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Jame ssmite
This is spot on The real shift is from just solving problems to questioning them in the first place. Seniority is less about code and more about judgment, trade-offs, and understanding impact. “Done over perfect” hits hard—simple solutions usually win in the long run