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lukey_q | 5 years ago

I don't think there are stupid questions or even poorly worded questions. Even "bad" questions like "It's not working, help!" are a learning and a teaching opportunity, which I think is mostly up to how the more senior developer responds and works with the more junior one. It's true that "it's not working, help" is not all that actionable by itself, but I assume we all had moments like that when we were learning to write code. I certainly did. (and still do sometimes lol).

I think the tweet thread's thesis is "allow messing up," which I'd couple with the senior developer's responsibility to be nice and friendly and supportive. Anyone's first dev job is going to be a formative experience and if they ask "stupid" questions and are met with kindness it's going to echo through their entire career, the same way being met with rudeness would also have a lasting effect. I don't really have any hard or fast rules about how juniors should ask questions, I don't think they're really necessary as long as you make them feel supported and comfortable in a general sense.

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