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This article really makes me feel good as a current intern and comp sci student. I thought I clearly defined what a junior dev could be if I worked at it for an
by MeinBlutIstBlau 6y ago
This article really makes me feel good as a current intern and comp sci student. I thought I clearly defined what a junior dev could be if I worked at it for another year. Having read all the stuff this guy doesn't know and what I've learned at my internship, it's almost any hint of imposter syndrome I might of had went away.
Now I'm not saying he doesn't know how to program. I'm just saying it's very interesting to me how little you actually have to specialize in to make it in this field. What my internship has taught me, it really makes me feel secure job wise knowing I won't have difficulty being employed in the areas I know. I hate sounding so cocky but when I first started schooling again geared toward comp sci, I thought programmers knew just absurd amounts of stuff. Now I've found, they typically are just the average tech savvy individuals that weren't afraid to poke around in an OS.
- notretarded 6y agoShush you, you're giving away the secret to my 6 figure salary.
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- alexpetralia 6y agoMost importantly, if you always keep this mindset, you will never stop learning!
- zests 6y agoKeep in mind technological knowledge is not the only factor. We pass on hiring plenty of technically competent people because of their communication skills. Knowing what you don’t know is one way to improve your communication skills.
- tkgally 6y agoGood point. Knowing what other people don't know is important, too.
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- hamburglar 6y agoHang onto the impostor syndrome. Eventually, you come to accept that it seems like everyone around you knows things you don't, and then it keeps you pushing yourself.
- glenstein 6y agoI think different people can use those feelings differently. In my case, the thing you describe does work. It is stressful, but it gets me to be productive and have high standards (to the extent that I do, at least).
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- hypersundays 6y agoDon't be too sure about not having difficulty being employed in areas you know. During my last job hunt three years ago, I had interviews every week. On my current job hunt, I'm having problems booking just one. There will always be a combination of factors that can make your job search easier or harder.
- a4444f 6y agoThe older I am, the more experience I have, the harder i find landing a job. 10+ years of experience, multiple companies. Also, not that many techs/skills from earlier years are applicable now, it seems that there were couple of technology cycles since then, and more experienced persons may have no much advantage over younger persons. If people you know do not know much, then the people you know do not know much, there are also people you do not know.
- krimbus 6y ago> Also, not that many techs/skills from earlier years are applicable now, it seems that there were couple of technology cycles since then Out of curiosity, could you elaborate on that?
- a4444f 6y agoSure, for example one time I was proficient in DOS low level programming, not a very useful skill now. Also, typically, when a language or technology gets any good, it already becomes obsoleted by something else (examples Delphi Pascal, Perl). What is fashionable is already on its way of being uncool. I guess Java and Python are next (very decent technologies). Though I believe there is a real progress in IT, GPT3 for example. But it happens through obsoleting older technologies. And I can't really say, that I'm better that younger programmers, because one time I knew something unusable today, I think the converse is true. There is no happy ending. I guess escort services are similar to IT (not much premium for older/experienced "workers"). I guess the knowledge that is current in IT year-by-year is called mathematics.
- 908B64B197 6y agoI don't know. When I see several total stack changes on a resume it sends me a strong signal that the person can adapt and learn.
- a4444f 6y agoMy idea is, that the type of IT knowledge is often of a particular trivia quiz kind. You may "learn" the next trivia quiz, but you'll not be necessarily any more wiser after 20 years (due to forgetting and obsolence) than after 5 years. I guess a painter, sculptor, doctor or lawyer might be significantly better with 20y exp than 5y.
- tug0fwar 6y agoDon't be too quick to take it at face value. It's hard to write down what is actually in one's head, even for experienced writers. I'm sure he'll tell you a lot more on the stuff he claims he doesn't know if you had the good fortune of having a chat with him in person. Also, keep in mind that he probably knows deeply about some things and their extents, and so his definition of words like 'fuzzy' should be different from that of an intern's. As he puts it himself, > Experienced developers have valuable expertise despite knowledge gaps contributes heavily to > learning technologies when I need them which can be very valuable.