Good article! I had a gig as a front end dev, but I focused too wide on everything at first and neglected the front end side of things. I also think that being self-taught sometimes put us in an odd position that we think we know a lot (especially if the people around us are not technical) and it can be off-putting to those who have years of experience in the field. Would you recommend a best approach to dealing with false knowledge while being a self-taught programmer?
The fact that you have awareness of it already puts you ahead of all of those that don't think they have any missing knowledge who are doomed to remain expert beginners. If you ever feel like you know everything that you need to know then you're probably an expert beginner because anyone past that stage should know that it never ends.
Keep exposing yourself to the world. That means expose things that you create and be open to criticism. It also means expose yourself to other people's work.
I follow the top developers and the creators of the technologies that I use and I can tell you that I'll never feel like an expert compared to these giants. They humble me on a daily basis--almost to an embarrassing level.
Appreciate the comment Carl--you'll be fine!
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Good article! I had a gig as a front end dev, but I focused too wide on everything at first and neglected the front end side of things. I also think that being self-taught sometimes put us in an odd position that we think we know a lot (especially if the people around us are not technical) and it can be off-putting to those who have years of experience in the field. Would you recommend a best approach to dealing with false knowledge while being a self-taught programmer?
There's a term called the "expert beginner" that comes from this post: daedtech.com/how-developers-stop-l...
The fact that you have awareness of it already puts you ahead of all of those that don't think they have any missing knowledge who are doomed to remain expert beginners. If you ever feel like you know everything that you need to know then you're probably an expert beginner because anyone past that stage should know that it never ends.
Keep exposing yourself to the world. That means expose things that you create and be open to criticism. It also means expose yourself to other people's work.
I follow the top developers and the creators of the technologies that I use and I can tell you that I'll never feel like an expert compared to these giants. They humble me on a daily basis--almost to an embarrassing level.
Appreciate the comment Carl--you'll be fine!