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First even experienced engineers screw up things at times, that's life.

Second: at one place we used to do code reviews side by side on a single screen, and I have seen junior engineers make tremendous progress. Nowadays with remote work it can be hard to meet people. But the thing remains: mammals learn by copying, and learn best in a 1:1 setup. You got that remark you should not ask basic questions anymore, but this is actually a statement that your enrollment in the team did not go as planned. Based on that shared understanding you should feel entitled to ask basic questions. Now is the time to catch up. Go and see people with your laptop or ask them politely to come over to your desk. With instant messaging, ask them when they have time for you and share your screen! Do not let them share their screen for the reason below.

Third: of course you should take notes. Copy paste every command line you got from a senior in a notebook, every tip. I switched jobs quite often and can tell you this is vital, no less. It is disheartening to give a great tip to a junior and not seeing him/her take note of it :)



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