This is super open ended, but what are you all currently struggling with? Doesn't have to be code related. We're more than our jobs.
I won't have answers to everything, probably lots of things, but others in the community might be able to help.
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I am struggling with finding path to start my carrier as a software developer.
I don't have a rode map on how to do it.
Try adapttive.com/dev-path
Thanks man
I want to work on more developer tools & platforms.
I currently work at a small fintech startup (first engineer there) but don't enjoy it a lot. Can't switch because I'm still in college & not a lot of folks are open to having someone work full-time w/ college.
I contribute to OSS in the meantime when possible.
I was approached last month for paid OSS maintenance on a CLI app I contribute to but got ghosted later on :(
Most places that I have worked have let me do some work on dev tools, CI and deploy automation, even though it is usually outside of my refffsponsibilities. I would be surprised if the fintech startup didn't welcome your involvement there. Usually the circle ci or GitHub actions config could use some polishing up, deploy automation needs improvement, and people will usually use small cli tools that automate basic tasks like running a build if you make it easy to download and use.
I'll keep your suggestions in mind. Thank you.
Since I handle all the infra tasks, there aren't any users of those tools other than me. I did set up the CI/CD pipeline and various automations at my current workplace. I'll try to make them more general purpose & open source them for others.
Primary reason why I used to contribute to netlify-cli since I know a lot of developers use it. Working on tools that only you use at work is not that satisfying.
I hear you on wanting more users.
I actually like the opposite sometimes. For example, I prefer making company specific automation for creating a preview environment rather than using general purpose tools like render or heroku's deploy previews, because the general purpose tools don't handle all the specifics that I need.
Struggling to focus one thing :(
some times my mind says i want to learn to be success in life!
some times it says feeling lazy lets see some po*** video or any web series.
can you guide me how control our feelings to focus on one thing :|
I am struggling with poor salary. Working in India in a service based small company. Learning DSA and stuff for interview preparation.
If you need some help with salary negotiations as it sounds like you’re interviewing, check out my old coworker Josh’s talk from Codeland 2020.
Salary Negotiation for People That Hate To Negotiate with Josh Puetz
Josh Puetz ・ Jul 23 '20 ・ 1 min read
I like to solve backend and security problems.
css.
Anything in particular? Flexbox? CSS grid? Positioning?
I’ve got a bunch of resources for CSS in my frontend post from December 2021 that you may find helpful.
Frontend Developer Resources 2022
Nick Taylor (he/him) ・ Dec 28 '21 ・ 7 min read
I also highly recommend following Josh W. Comeau on Twitter and definitely check out his blog.
Thank you so much !!! That is soo helpful.
Actually I suffer a lot with everything - I think I haven't quite grasped how Flexbox works, I know how to make grids and can do basic design but have to google everything else
Once again, Thank you so much!
struggling to find a project and stick to it
I'm trying to learn the "svelte" way of doing things. I'm primarily an Angular developer, so I'm used to creating services, dependency injection, pipes, etc..
I would say that I like to solve security issues by creating a more secure system.
Learning Rust. It's an awesome language and I'm loving it so far! But it feels really different to any other language
Yeah it's definitely interesting. If you haven't used a typed language before, there's that, and there's also concepts like ownership which might be hard to wrap your head around. I do like the pattern matching.