This post was first published on CoderHood as Open Letter to My Younger Self. CoderHood is a blog dedicated to the human dimension of software engi...
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Great article Lorenzo, thank you very much. I love reading (and writing) more about the "life" aspects of software developers. As you mentioned, along with social skills they become more and more important.
Apart from the sections "Stop worrying" and "take care of yourself", I think that the most important thing is to believe in yourself and stick to your own ideas. I'm in my early 30s and there have been so many moments in my life where I wish I put certain ideas into practice, but I didn't do it because no one else would think about them or I had the impression that everyone else thought those ideas or potential products were stupid.
If there's one thing I can tell software developers in their early 20s, it's that they should try out more things, put their ideas into practice and to never be afraid of failure.
Hope that makes sense.
Thank you for your thoughtful note!!
Awesome hints for every beginner (like me :)) Keep rocking!
Thank you, Patryk!
Fantastic Article Lorenzo. I'm in my late twenties, and I see how my goal of being 'the best programmer in the office' has changed into 'a matured developer in the office'. I'm not there yet, but I'm glad that I made that switch and increasing my interaction with people as well as computers.
Thank you for the wonderful article!! I learned few things, re-affirmed few of the decisions that I made. Absolutely sharing with the interns in my team and friends. :)
Awesome!!! Thank you!
Brilliant article! These are exactly the things that I think I need to hear, thank you!
that was me 2 years ago