What I learned is that, there is no absolute truths in this line of work.
There are only tools and techniques, which can be applied depending on the context. Some of them fit 99% of times. Some almost never. None is written in stone and any of them won't make project good or bad on its own, let alone commercially successful.
You become senior, when thrown into a new environment, you can can say which of these will help to move forward, and you know that not because "everyone does that", but you truly understand what they will do to the project and the team.
That’s the essence of the post. Every “absolute truth” is more of a talking point that is relativized and leads to more insightful and grounded comments and learnings.
There are only tools and techniques, which can be applied depending on the context. Some of them fit 99% of times. Some almost never. None is written in stone and any of them won't make project good or bad on its own, let alone commercially successful.
You become senior, when thrown into a new environment, you can can say which of these will help to move forward, and you know that not because "everyone does that", but you truly understand what they will do to the project and the team.