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I think it's a myth that experienced engineers can write code that's more flexible and reusable. I've met plenty of experienced developers who believe they can architect a framework or library that everyone else can just build on. And they instead create big legacy software that breeds pain.

I would counter that a senior engineer is proud of his team, who knows the best practices to ship stable, working solutions. And they are not afraid to throw code away when it ages, because they have the confidence and the team to quickly build something new, that's maintainable and reliable.