Just so you know, I am not a junior dev and I have not been one for some time. I dont think that telling me about something is going to take my focus off my work but would help engage me more. I am not sure how you have managed other developers but this technique does not work, for me at least. Keeping me out of the loop on changes to something I am currently working in only serves to disengage me from the work and in the end wont get my best effort because of that disengagement. I didnt join techshare because I wanted a 9-5 to pay bills. I can get that anywhere to be honest. I take jobs that I enjoy and that I feel have the potential to help people. This technique of keeping your dev team at a distance in regards to what is happening is foreign to me and does not make it a place where I think I can be successful and reach my full potential.