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		matrix87 on Aug 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Go structs are copied on assignment (and other thi... > Do you ask a clarifying question (and risk seeming foolish for not knowing something obvious) or just let it pass because everyone else seems happy with it? Two different kinds of foolish here: etiquette or technical In some meetings if it's management and senior leadership grilling a design, if some unrelated IC butts in with a bunch of questions that are 5 steps behind everyone else it's sort of a faux pas

iainmerrick on Aug 13, 2024 [–]

Right -- there isn't a single answer, it's very context dependent. I do think many ICs lean too far in the direction of keeping quiet, though.

(Managers too, come to think of it. You can feel overawed by skilled ICs and chicken out of asking naive but crucial questions.)

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