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.
Love point 12!
That's what it means to be dependable.
Emphasis on 9 to 13 :-D
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.
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 😀