[P_I_Staker]

I agree, but what do you do when others don't co-operate? My experience is that most people absolutely hate this. Only occasionally do I run into someone that appreciates figuring it out for themselves. More often, they feel like you're playing games with them, or being condescending. You become the jerk for withholding information, instead of them for wanting others to do their work for them.

[saddestcatever]

I'm assuming that's due to the mental framing of the relationship. When a Junior Developer identifies the student/teacher relationship, you can encourage their growth in a way that you can't with a peer-to-peer relationship. The questions asker needs to understand that they're getting help LEARNING and not just an answer.

[P_I_Staker]

Naw, that's just the way many people are. If you can't give them the answers they want they'll assume you're incompetent (aren't you a senior engineer?), if you refuse to, they'll just think you're a jerk (quit playing games and tell me what I need to know). They don't want you to treat them like a child, because you're "trying to help them learn". Some people just hesitate to run with the premise, it'll look like you're making them jump through hoops, and wasting time.