> But can you blame them? (People, that is) Working in software, the most annoying part of reaching Senior level is having to say “it depends” all the time. Much more fun getting to say “let’s ship it and iterate” as Staff or “that won’t scale” as a Principal.
The more senior you are, the more you need to be able to make decisions in cases of ambiguity or uncertainty. Saying "it depends" when asked "what should we do" avoids that responsibility of decision-making.
> But can you blame them? (People, that is) Working in software, the most annoying part of reaching Senior level is having to say “it depends” all the time. Much more fun getting to say “let’s ship it and iterate” as Staff or “that won’t scale” as a Principal.
The more senior you are, the more you need to be able to make decisions in cases of ambiguity or uncertainty. Saying "it depends" when asked "what should we do" avoids that responsibility of decision-making.