New development and maintenance are two very different development tasks in my opinion. Maybe you are discouraged because you are going through a brand new lear

New development and maintenance are two very different development tasks in my opinion. Maybe you are discouraged because you are going through a brand new learning curve which you thought you had mastered and are now proven otherwise? I definitely agree with everyone here recommending to take on side project and work on things in your spare time. Every job I ever got was because of skills/tech I gained on side projects (because I could do stuff with tech I though would become relevant...and it often did). Relying on your job to teach you all you need to know is a sure way of becoming technologically irrelevant in 5-10 years. Your job will primarily tech your organizational stuff like working in teams, consistency, timeliness, playing politics etc. Even if they send you to any sort of training, those classes are usually a joke. Learning your trade you really have to do in your own spare time. I easily (easily!) spend 20+ hours a week on my own stuff which I hope will land me the next position.