Yesterday, there's a discussion (here at dev.to) on "What is your best advise to a junior software developer".
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Awesome post! Its hard to decide the top answers, because there are soooo many things I would tell myself that I didn't know when I began programming. Here are some:
I definitely wish I had done 2 and 3.
never too late my friend!
I love #1 (liked the book too)
me too! also, my grammy once told me "worry is a wasted emotion."
I loved this answer
Thanks Ben
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I do career panels every once in a while and get asked a variation of this question.
One thing I wish I started earlier in my career was networking.
Get out there to coding meetups, cons, presentations, etc. Make connections. You are more likely to land a new gig through your network than you are through a recruiter or hunting it yourself. Same goes for when you become a hiring manager -- you'll never have to use a recruiter or post-and-wait websites.
Plus all the things you learn is a bonus.
Agree 100%. I forgot to put this one. Also, hackathons.
Great advice!
7b. The math nerds you remember from school don't understand machine learning either.
I say as a master of math without a lick of ML knowledge despite reading up on it :P
Re #5: You'll pry my coffee from my dead, frozen hands! :-)
Not there yet, but sounds like great advice. When I get my first developer job, I'm going to print this out, frame it, and hang it on the wall above my monitor.
I always try to answer or explain things like I wanted have them explained when I was asking this. That's how trainees skills grow faster.
Emphasis on 9 to 13 :-D
Love point 12!
That's what it means to be dependable.
Great stuff if you could clarify number 5
It's just a tongue-in-cheek advise on food choices. I just wished I drank less caffeine (hypertension and all) ate less pizza and chips (probably why my triglycerides are so bad). I still eat and drink these now, but in moderation.
Great advice! Thanks for the post!
That's great advice. I'm glad I read it 😀