From what I learned in my workplace, it seems that for most people the best way to appear competent is to continuously criticize the work of your colleagues
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Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I honestly needed to hear this today, so thank you. I’m at work trying to work out someone else’s uncommented code and have just been staring at it mumbling to myself. I’m new to the position so I’m anxious my new coworkers will think I’m just dicking around… This is the validation I needed. Thanks everyone!
ElCanut@jlai.lu 4 weeks ago
daddy32@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I don’t know your circumstances, but is usually OK to just ask. Especially if the original author is around. Don’t do it all the time and you’ll be OK. Even can come with positive image out of it, if you ask the right questions.
Other than that, I found that the current alms like ChatGPT (an perhaps Claude) are very good at explaining code, most of the time, for some languages ;)
kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Say out loud to yourself, “What the hell is this?” or, “Why did they do it this way?” once in a while. Everyone around will think you know exactly what you’re doing.
Deebster@programming.dev 4 weeks ago
@Yondoza@sh.itjust.works this is good advice
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Aviandelight@mander.xyz 4 weeks ago
I can hear the vocal inflections in this comic.
sasquash@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
exactly. like a former boss of mine said: if they are complaining, they are working!