This one is key... DON'T CALL YOURSELF A JUNIOR DEVELOPER!!!
Opinions could probably vary here, but this really helped me. In fact, I think I was such an outsider to the developer community (I didn't have DEV back then 😄) that I didn't even have "entry level" in my vocabulary per se. I just tried to rise to whatever task was presented.
Granted I did look for junior jobs where I could, but I also didn't pigeonhole myself, I just tried to be a dev and get better every day.
These are all really great tips.
Opinions could probably vary here, but this really helped me. In fact, I think I was such an outsider to the developer community (I didn't have DEV back then 😄) that I didn't even have "entry level" in my vocabulary per se. I just tried to rise to whatever task was presented.
Granted I did look for junior jobs where I could, but I also didn't pigeonhole myself, I just tried to be a dev and get better every day.
Thanks for your feedback Ben!
I do agree, its a bit controversial. I hope it helps Junior Devs not feel tied to that title and grow as developers as you did.
Really curious to know about your developer journey. Do you have an article/ podcast on it?