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The Senior Engineer Illusion: What I Thought vs. What I Learned is an article about one could have regarding the day-to-day routine of their more senior colleagues.

Ofc, many things may sound familiar to you personally, but never forget that there are less experienced peers in the industry for whom this information may be useful.

P.S. I didn't like some word choices of this article, but overall it's Ok.

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Mensur Duraković The Senior Engineer Illusion: What I Thought vs. What I Learned As a junior engineer, I had some wild ideas about senior engineers. I thought they were like coding superheroes - able to debug any issue, always knowing the next step, and walking tech encyclopedias. I used to think that leveling up your career to senior…
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