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> You don't need excuses like "personal issues". For what it's worth, that was not an excuse I would give to anybody on the team, but just an honest look at on
by Trasmatta 4y ago
> You don't need excuses like "personal issues".
For what it's worth, that was not an excuse I would give to anybody on the team, but just an honest look at one of the underpinning factors that I can more easily bring up in an anonymous forum. I can do better than I did, but I was barely keeping it together mentally for large portions of this year.
> Almost zero percent chance you will find a "fresh" codebase in any new job
I mainly meant fresh as in "fresh / new to me", rather than "fresh / pristine" codebase (which doesn't really exist).
> Good luck with it. Happy New Year.
Thank you!
- throwawaylinux 4y agoI wasn't trying to say that was invalid or made up that you were going through those difficulties and I'm sure it can impact work. My point was more that I don't think it's helpful to consider it a failing due to factors out of your control. If your old code sometimes makes you cringe or think of various things that you would have done differently and better, that's evidence that you've been learning and improving. It's healthy for everyone to feel that sometimes and be able to reflect and critically evaluate their own work (though maybe not to the level that you're taking it).