Comment by raw_anon_1111

Every developer from the beginning of time thinks that when they come into a new company that everyone who came before them were idiots. Eventually we mature beyond that.

I worked for two companies as a lead and the first thing I did to make things better is - nothing. I asked questions and understand the why.

But what company have you worked for that you only have to understand code? There is code, underlying architecture, dependencies between teams, database schemas and the politics?