Most of the time the junior programmers are happy not to have to do the things i volunteer for. I think we all win in that case. Specifically engine design related tasks. I dont want to give them the freedom to make design decisions in the engine. They can make all the design decisions they want in the game project though, since a poor decision there won't infect the entire code base.

Kryson, i have no real formal training. I've been a basement programmer for 11 years. I've made many very crappy engines. 10 or so physics simulations. The only way to learn is by making mistakes. If i could finish a course now i'd like to take more calculus.