The biggest tell of inexperience is poor accounting of edge cases, either overestimating or underestimating them.
True. This can be applied in many areas, programming and project development being some of the best examples of how things can go wrong when you don't have experience.
But there is learning in error, so not everything is lost, but some mistakes can be costly. People with more experience can anticipate potential problems and adapt to new situations.
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Oh man is that ever true.
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"Why does that matter, it'll only happen 5% of the time?" Then the car falls apart at when it goes 50-55mph.
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