Not at all. Just trying to understand a POV I think I see here, and in other discussions that I can't quite place / relate to.
The person I replied to seemed to be saying that there is no role for experience, beyond knowing the language, tools, and the codebase. There is no real difference between someone with 5 years of experience and 15 years. This may not be what the think, or meant to say, I'm extrapolating a bit (which is why I asked for clarification)
That attitude (which I have run into in other places) seems totally alien to me, my experience, and that of my friends and colleagues. So, I think there must be some aspect that I'm missing or not understanding.
Chicken and rice is anything but bland. I haven't had Hainanese style but the Thai style khao man gai that Nong's serves in Portland is a flavor that I still remember more than a decade later.
chicken and rice has oil and some savoriness but it's not jacked to the tits with spice like an indian curry or any thai food - in that regard, compared to other asian cuisines, yes it is bland. compared to midwest mac & cheese, sure, maybe it's less bland but even then I bet a midwesterner could pleasantly eat the dish where they would be on the struggle bus eating indian food
The chicken is indeed bland, although the non-canonical roasted version is more flavorful than the traditional poached one. The rice, which is cooked in chicken stock and spices, is anything but, but it's the fresh chili sauce that really makes it zing, in the same way that wasabi makes "bland" sushi work.
Tian Tian is overrated and not worth the lines though. Every Singaporean has their favorite but I like Loy Kee, partly thanks to their amazing slogan, "Chicken Lickin' Good".
Although a westerner transplated back 1000 years would be utterly shocked by the level of disease, childhood death, and complete lack of modern medical care or basic germ theory.
No, I don't think they would, because we already know that. I think they'd be more surprised at what hygiene there was, e.g. the extensive bathing customs.
Our react/react-native monorepo has been a pleasure to work with and has massively reduced the overhead for development with a limited number of staff.
Take a look at stoicism. Not the pop modern version but the ancient roman and greek traditions of Seneca, Epictitus, and Marcus Aurelius.
Essentially letting go of controlling our lives in ways that cause suffering. Accepting that bad things can and do happen. Realising that life is temporary and we should focus ourselves on things in our power that make us a person of better character. Everything else is out of our control and should be accepted without judgement.
It's brought a lot of comfort to me over the years.
Gatekeeping?
Why couldn't a backend team have all tasks be junior compatible, if uncoupled from deadlines and time constraints?
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