"It’s much harder to explain something simply! It requires more understanding of the topic and more self-awareness about your own context. But it’s a real indicator of expertise. If you can explain a topic in plain language, so that nonexperts can hook it onto something they already understand, you really understand it. "—The Staff Engineer's Path
"It’s much harder to explain something simply! It requires more understanding of the topic and more self-awareness about your own context. But it’s a real indicator of expertise. If you can explain a topic in plain language, so that nonexperts can hook it onto something they already understand, you really understand it. "—The Staff Engineer's Path
"Knowing how to navigate an organization, scope and gather requirements, control costs, and continuously learn will set you apart from the [data] engineers who rely solely on their technical abilities to carry their career."By Fundamentals of Data Engineering
"Know who uses your software and know how they use it. Make sure they can use the thing you’re creating for them, and that they want to."—The Staff Engineer's Path
"Learn the mental model. Don’t focus on the implementation details."Serverless Development on AWS