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@Charmesal Yes you are correct. I'm very grateful that he has come to me to check that he sign up correctly
... and that NoSQL database is fine for project Y
... and where he should store these types of files
... and whether or not feature Z means he should use relational
... and whether or not he should use this library
... and to make sure he understands the downsides to A
... and to ask about putting our stuff on the public cloud
... and to ask about security
... and, and, and, and, and -
@practiseSafeHex if he asks you the same questions repeatedly, that's a problem. I'd he doesn't, he's learning and being careful. That's a good thing.
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@practiseSafeHex he seems to be like I was. I used to question myself all the time and still kinda do.
Tell him it's his job to find out whether (for instance) this library is good for the current task and that he might be able to find a better one if he thinks it isn't.
It forces him to have more responsibilities.
But I do get his side. You want to do things the right way and in his eyes you are superior and know more about this so I get why he's asking. Maybe he used something that's not allowed in the company or whatnot. -
If he's still green and he isn't repeating himself, cut him some slack, it'll ease up when he figures things out. If either of those statements is false, then he needs to put the big boy pants on and own it. As the developer everything is ultimately your fault so use whatever your comfortable working with so you can explain yourself later.
Edit: also, I might have questioned it too if I signed up for an account on the company intranet site and it said I was placed on a waiting list.
Me: Hey can you sign up for tool X. Our company has an enterprise license, theres an internal form to fill out.
Him: Sure, I filled out a form and it says i'm on a waiting list, not sure if I used the right link.
Me: Was it a form on our companies intranet site?
Him: Yes.
Me: Did it say tool X on the top?
Him: Yes.
Me: Did it say sign up / create account?
Him: Yes.
Me: So I asked you to sign up for tool X under our companies license. You went onto our companies intranet, and filled out a form for that tool, that said create an account ... where exactly is the confusion? If there was more than one way to do it, I probably would have said something.
rant
unsure about everything
lack of confidence