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by vishnugupta 1972 days ago
+1. Software development is as much a social activity as it is an individual pursuit. A big part of social activity is in person interaction some deliberate and some incidental like just watching someone explain a tricky design problem during lunch in a casual conversation.

I learnt so much during first three years of my career just by being around some of the most brilliant engineers. As an added bonus some of those became my life long friends or go-to mentors even though our careers have long since diverged.

I guess the true consequences (both good and bad) of full remote will begin to emerge in about 5 years from now.

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>being around some of the most brilliant engineers

I think this is key. If you have great coworkers on-site work really helps your development. But if your team sucks, it can stifle it. Having been on both sides, I would place an emphasis on your team, especially early, and look for jobs that have a strong mentorship program