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5:57 AM

Q: How do you grow in a skill when you're the company lead in that area?

I'm a member of a small startup. When we decided to look at including a bit of AI in our product, I was asked to investigate, simply because I found it interesting and had taken a few AI/Machine Learning courses at uni (undergrad). Today, I'm now the lead of the central AI component of our produ...

Can anyone explain me that?

I mean, the question is rather simple. And I hope the answers are relatively correct. Albeit trivial.

Yet, the question has, to date 97 upvotes and 21 stars!

Why star a question where the answer(s) are that trivial?

2 hours later…

Walfrat

7:32 AM

@bilbo_pingouin because quite some people recognize the value of this. Most of us are aware of external resources, but not how we should organize this. Of course, you can go on your free time, pay your own fees to go on events. But if you're a tech lead, learning technologies, sharping your skill is suppose to be one of your duty for your work, and so the key of the selected answer is the last one : what your employer is willing to spend.

@bilbo_pingouin If a company want a good tech lead to be up to date, it has to put the money and time for this.

last one -> last sentence*

bilbo_pingouin

@Walfrat fair enough... but isn't that something you could just keep in mind, without the need to star the question?

I mean I've starred question where the answers were extended and with many external references. As there were no way to keep all of it in mind.

Walfrat

@bilbo_pingouin Well why people start questions is up to them so i can't answer to that :p. Starring seems a good way of retrieving the question easier and check if some new content has been added or need improvment.

star* improvement*

bilbo_pingouin

@Walfrat you know you can edit your posts, right? :D

you have a minute or two for that ;)

No, I don't want to be one telling the others what to do, but I'm puzzled by the success of that question.

Walfrat

I wasn't aware of this in the chat, it's the first chat i see i'm able to do that.

bilbo_pingouin

On SE, you can always edit your posts

@Walfrat there are two ways to do it: hover over your post click on the triangle on the left. Or if you are in the typing box, just press the Up key

anyway thanks for presenting that view... I still remain puzzled by the whole success of it, but eh...

Walfrat

7:51 AM

@bilbo_pingouin somtimes even if the answer is pretty easy you need to be told so i guess :p

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Aaron Hall

2:21 PM

@Aaron: Agree with you in the approach. A lot of the answers here say "don't sugar coat it", but I understand it is not about pleasing everyone. People are more likely to follow good approach when the good things they do are reinforced, not when they are told they are wrong. They key here is to be tactful but consistent about what to do. From the OP's description, he is in a less-than-perfect coding team, with even old members who are used to their way. They would be more receptive to gentle approach. — Hoàng Long 13 hours ago

Raoul Mensink

thats sugar coating it :D @AaronHall

Aaron Hall

2:39 PM

I think people are afraid to raise the bar.

Raoul Mensink

3:05 PM

I think People are often to afraid to touch "old" peoples way of working

If you can't tell your co-worker he is doing his work properly and makeing you do more work. Then you might as well become his assistant.

DoritoStyle

3:32 PM

@bilbo_pingouin re: "isn't that something you could just keep in mind, without the need to star the question?"

With the volume of questions in the exchange, I say definitely not. Stars aren't really an indicator of quality; that's what votes are for, right?

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