How to Become a Better Developer by Asking Questions

By Steve Gordon - Code with Steve - 2021-01-13

Description

In this post, I explain why developers should feel empowered to ask questions and how doing so can make you a better developer.

Summary

It’s the beginning of a new year, so I wanted to open with a post that I’ve been planning to write for some time but never quite gotten around to creating.
It’s unreasonable and impractical to assume that all new senior hires will turn up on day one knowing everything.
I want to remind you that the person on the other end is human and has their own work and commitments.
As a developer, I prefer when someone asks me a question in this manner since interruptions when coding can be a real productivity killer if they occur at a crucial moment in some coding activity.

Topics

NLP (0.15)
Management (0.09)
Coding (0.05)

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