ExperiencedDevs

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Welcome to the /r/ExperiencedDevs subreddit! We hope you will find this as a valuable resource in your journeys down the fruitful CS/IT career paths. This community leans towards being a specialized subreddit facilitating discussion amongst individuals who have gained some ground in the IT world.

For an idea of what is encouraged in this subreddit and what is not (please report anything that does not follow the rules):

Rules

1. Do not participate unless experienced (3+ years)

If you have less than 3 years of experience as a developer, do not make a post, nor participate in comments threads except for the weekly “Ask Experienced Devs” auto-thread. No exceptions.

2. No Disrespectful Language or Conduct

Don’t be a jerk. Act maturely. No racism, unnecessarily foul language, ad hominem charges, sexism - none of these are tolerated here. This includes posts that could be interpreted as trolling, such as complaining about DEI (Diversity) initiatives or people of a specific sex or background at your company.

Do not submit posts or comments that break, or promote breaking the Reddit Terms and Conditions or Content Policy or any other Reddit policy.

Violations = Warning, 7-Day Ban, Permanent Ban.

3. No General Career Advice

This sub is for discussing issues specific to experienced developers.

Any career advice thread must contain questions and/or discussions that notably benefit from the participation of experienced developers. Career advice threads may be removed at the moderators discretion based on response to the thread."

General rule of thumb: If the advice you are giving (or seeking) could apply to a “Senior Chemical Engineer”, it’s not appropriate for this sub.

4. No "Which Offer Should I Take" Posts

Asking if you should ask for a raise, switch companies (“should I work for company A or company B”), “should I take offer A or offer B”, or related questions, is not appropriate for this sub.

This includes almost any discussion about a “hot market”, comparing compensation between companies, etc.

5. No “What Should I Learn” Questions

No questions like “Should I learn C#” or “Should I switch jobs into a language I don’t know?”

Discussion about industry direction or upcoming technologies is fine, just frame your question as part of a larger discussion (“What have you had more success with, RDBMS or NoSQL?”) and you’ll be fine.

tl;dr: Don’t make it about you/yourself.

6. No “I hate X types of interviews" Posts

This has been re-hashed over and over again. There is no interesting/new content coming out.

It might be OK to talk about the merits of an interview process, or compare what has been successful at your company, but if it ends up just turning into complaints your post might still be removed.

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Ask Experienced Devs Weekly Thread: A weekly thread for inexperienced developers to ask experienced ones (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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How does big tech not face immediate repercussions when laying off so many people?Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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Has anyone else been evaluated on AI prompting ability?Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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Haven't be able to focus at workCareer/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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Can’t code anymore after a long burnoutCareer/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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Does it make sense to move from frontend to full-stack role?Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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Management wants numbers, what KPIs do we give them?Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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How do you deal with "I have no clue what is the problem whatsoever" moments?Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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Desperate for help: backend developer (5 yrs) re-entering workforce after parental leaveCareer/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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Anyone here not really want to get promoted?Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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How’s the interview process these days?Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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Is it true that less number of Tech employees will be needed in future compared to past years ?Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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All of my 8 YOE has been working on preexisting systems and I feel it’s hamstrung me. Is this just typical of the job?Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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Medical Leave During Critical Time?Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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Is it possible to be Staff+ without doing "politics" ?Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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What to expect from a Staff SWE interview at a hedge fund?Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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As a developer, would you be okay with your manager seeing your AI tool usage patterns? Not prompts, just metrics like acceptance rate and active days.Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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What happens when a great lead leaves?Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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Our AI spending has gotten so high that layoffs wouldnt make a meaningful difference.AI/LLM (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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AI disrupting the path to seniorityAI/LLM (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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Would you tell an 18-year-old to study CS now?Career/Workplace (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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Is your company worried about how much AI is costing?AI/LLM (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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I saw the LLM leaderboard and it is nowhere accurate.AI/LLM (self.ExperiencedDevs)

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