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I'd say a junior dev knows a language or two, knows a framework/library/platform or two but has never built a full fledged thingamabob.
A midlevel dev has built a full fledged thingy (so they know the ins and outs of their language and framework a bit more) but hasn't had much experience maintaining it in production.
A senior dev can maintain the thingamabob in production, preferably more than one already and hopefully having junior to midlevel skills in other languages/frameworks. -
philcr30549yExperience, a junior Dev can know five languages or one
A mid level Dev has experience
A senior is the go to guy
It doesn't make a difference how many languages/frameworks you know if you are not proficient in any of them there's no point -
Age! 😱
Junior: below 30
Midlvl: prior to midlife crisis
Senior: below 100 has passed m.c. already
Thats why there a 60y old midlvl: still not passed the crisis at all 😂 -
A medior developer has ever so slightly more experience than you, so forget about that promotion.
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Go for manager.... Little to no experience, makes more money and gets bonuses for all developers hard work.
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devangst99yI'd argue a Senior differentiates himself/herself with maturity and their ability to manage technical with non-technical stakeholders.
I've seen many excellent developers who were just lacking in maturity and didn't behave in ways that befit a Senior position. If you want to know how a Senior behaves look at how existing Seniors behave for a benchmark -
mgard1069yA senior developer understands and contributes to the full software lifecycle.
A junior is only concerned with their specific assigned tasks.
The intermediates are somewhere in the middle.
What are the key skills that separates a junior from a mid level from a senior developer?
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