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I know this is a normal feeling, but after graduating from university, I started to reflect on the 4-year training and thought that I did...
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Great post! As I, too, have similar regrets and regret that my classmates were doing certain things, I’d like to suggest a couple more things:
1. Do not always rely to what’s being taught in classes.
I have actually faced a few friends who wants to limit themselves to the tech stacks as taught in the classes. For example, they do not want to use Git because Git is not taught in classes.
That’s complacency, and many of the materials in class sessions are only taught once, as you are expected to discover and expand your skills beyond what’s being taught. At least one person have expressed his regrets about Git after finding for an internship.
2. Do not always dedicate yourself in one specialized skills (e.g. React).
Definitely love the “be an engineer, not a frameworker” statement.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read and leave a comment, I really appreciate it! As engineers, we aim to adapt to this fast-paced industry.
Thanks for sharing
Great article. Good starting points for those new to the scene.
(PS: there is such a thing as too many comments, that add method didn't need any comments to explain what it was doing, but I get the point you're making 😜)
You forgot the most important things: have fun, make friends and learn. 😉 ... Afterwards, you'll spend the whole time coding at work anyway.
Agreed. I think it's important to have fun, but specifically I'd say find a way to have fun with the stuff that seems boring on your university course.
Admittedly that's about my personal regrets. I had plenty of fun drinking too much, but I think back to how bored/miserable I was about learning Haskell for example, and I realise it should have been really interesting, and I only wish I had the time to learn such things these days. I even felt bored about doing a group project to build a website, which is what I went on to love doing!
Having fun is one of the most important parts of this career path. It is hard, it is demanding but creating quality + beautiful software should also be enjoyable!
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I had a great time looking at your website, you did a great job when building it!
Thanks for sharing :)
Thanks for your comment!
Thank you for this excellent post. I believe that the advice provided in it can be applied to developers of all levels of experience.
The tech industry has some very intelligent and talented individuals, which can sometimes make you feel intimidated. As a result, many of us developers experience imposter syndrome, and we can be a bit hesitant to share and show our work.
From experience, here are three facts that I hope will convince you to show your work:
Thank you very much for your comment. I wish someone would've told me this while in university. Most of the time I'd read "Be unique, build cool things" but I did not know what unique and cool were until I started copying others. :)