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In the latter part of my career, I have focused more on mental health, happiness, and early retirement. The things below reflect that more than how to become '
by jressey 10y ago
In the latter part of my career, I have focused more on mental health, happiness, and early retirement. The things below reflect that more than how to become 'great' or whatever.
* Remember that people with non-software skills are probably just as smart and hardworking as you are
* No matter how much more qualified you are than your coworkers, don't fight every battle even if they are always wrong
* Actually read (don't skim) documentation and source code
* After you have some money saved up, quit your job and look for your dream job full-time
* You'll be perfectly happy having never worked in Silicon Valley, or for any prestigious companies
* Read error messages and understand instead of just googling
* Switch mentors often
* Forget about getting rich
- mywittyname 10y ago> * Remember that people with non-software skills are probably just as smart and hardworking as you are And maybe/probably smarter. One of the smartest people I ever worked with was a sales guy (gasp). The dude could spend 3 minutes listening to you explain something, instantly grasp the problem, have an idea of what the solution would look like, then communicate that to the customer in a way that made it look like we were doing them a huge favor. He had a non-technical degree and his background before joining our company was at a car dealership. He once declared himself Master Lord Architect of All Things Technical after he figured out an issue to a problem in the span of a conversation that took three engineers the better part of a week. I did not object.