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I'm afraid I'm getting stereotyped as an enterprise dev against my will. I've been on interviews where that was certainly the vibe I got. No matter how much I s
by quantumhobbit 9y ago
I'm afraid I'm getting stereotyped as an enterprise dev against my will. I've been on interviews where that was certainly the vibe I got. No matter how much I stress that I'm interviewing while I have a job for the purpose of getting away from that culture, I can't shake that opinion it seems. Trust me I would gladly program in anything other than corporate Java if given a chance.
I think I've got the worst of both worlds too, because before this I was in academia, where I was also bored with the slow pace of things.
- jedberg 9y agoYour best bet is a side project. Do something fun in a language you enjoy, and talk about that in the interview instead of the work you do. Make it big enough that it warrants an entry on your resume. Or contribute to a well known open source project.
- fecak 9y agoThis is really good advice, and something I've advised to countless devs over the years. You can overcome some of that stigma by doing a side project in another language or even something outside the realm (like an IoT thing). Many Java devs will go with Scala, but I'd even try to go deeper and perhaps do a couple side projects and shift to something like Python or a Lisp (which often gets 'cred' points from startups).
- up_and_up 9y ago> Trust me I would gladly program in anything other than corporate Java if given a chance. You need a side gig or to get involved with an open-source project. Get exposure outside of work then get yourself a more exciting job.