Meir's Monthly Learning Article

This month I want to highlight a blog post, 7 absolute truths I unlearned as junior developer, by Monica Lent. Monica details seven important-sounding truths that, upon further experience, required nuance to better understand the reality of software development. This post is excellent in its relevancy to what we do, and carries helpful reminders for both our junior and senior developers.

https://monicalent.com/blog/2019/06/03/absolute-truths-unlearned-as-junior-developer

“We’re so far behind everyone else (AKA ‘tech FOMO‘) – Dealing with legacy is completely normal. No but seriously, it’s easy to imagine that some other company doesn’t have legacy to handle. But after spending time at conferences talking to people who work at tippy top tech companies, it becomes clear that we are all in the same boat. What company DOESN’T have a huge PHP or Ruby monolith they’re trying to tame (or had to tame at some point)?”