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I experienced this a lot doing mainstream programming, but when I switched to niche things (Clojure), I never experienced that anymore. Companies trusted me, ga
by askonomm 3y ago
I experienced this a lot doing mainstream programming, but when I switched to niche things (Clojure), I never experienced that anymore. Companies trusted me, gave me (and other engineers) autonomy. Maybe try to look into some niche thing? I was pretty burned out of programming before, but it definitely lit the candle once more.
- dartos 3y agoHow did you get a job in a world like that? I love Elixir and would love to work in a erlang/elixir shops. Every job I see is JavaScript, python, or Go.
- askonomm 3y agoLots of Clojure companies hire people without previous Clojure experience (how I got started). List of companies that do that can be found in this blog post: https://jobs-blog.braveclojure.com/2022/03/24/long-term-clojure-benefits.html https://jobs-blog.braveclojure.com/2022/03/24/long-term-cloj... Also, lots of jobs get posted in the Clojurians Slack channel, as opposed to job boards. Perhaps try to find where the jobs get posted with Elixir, because at least with Clojure it certainly is not LinkedIn or other mainstream job boards. And then, once you find the jobs, don't be afraid to reach out to companies even if you don't have experience. They might just give you a chance! Remember, you no longer have a massive amount of competition with niche languages, so it's highly likely they actually read every CV.
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- the_only_law 3y agoI’m trying to figure out to find a niche. There a very few interesting niche roles that aren’t either looking for already established domain experts.