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Discussion on: What is it like to be a software developer?

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SeongKuk Han

Thank you for the article. It was fun reading. I started my programming journey because it was truly joyful I can make actual things from some ideas in my mind and talked about the code with people. Now, many noises came in my mind, like

'I have to be a good programmer', 'This is not as good code as other developers write', 'I have to know all basics of my field', 'I have to get paid -, -', 'This logic has to be written in ~', 'This skill is dead', 'I have to know the trend for a better job', 'work is not enough, my work is almost the same every day I have to do some blogs, side projects, research to improve my skills for the rest of the day',.

This may be able to applied for other jobs too. It may be just that because it's changed from my hobby to my job.

I'm not sure if I can be a "good" programmer in the future, but I still love my job. I like talking with people who have the same interest and there are thounds ways to communicate with people about the same interest, dev.to is also one of them. I just want to get rid of the noises and just want to enjoy my work as I imagined for this job at a start.

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Krisztián Maurer

I appreciate your feedback on the article, and I'm glad you found it enjoyable. I completely understand these thoughts, I have them too. Coding as a hobby is different from coding as a job. Over time, things will become easier. It's important to focus on the positive aspects. I checked out your GitHub, and I think you don't need to worry because you belong among the determined ones, which is incredibly important. Many people don't take the time to work on side projects or write blog posts. Keep up the great work!