Burning bridges. I get that this applies to every career, but I feel like as developers we are more prone to getting referrals for freelance work or other business opportunities. Sometimes we take more than we can chew and end up burning bridges with people who may end up going somewhere. This has happened to me multiple times in my career and to this day, I still regret making that mistake.
I once was referred to a guy who wanted to build a product in the transportation space. His MVP was really basic and very boring to work on, so I half-assed the work. 7 years later, the company is worth close to $100MM USD.
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I think the biggest is not believing in code, not believing that if you put your mind in to it, you can solve the problem that you have, improve your skills and move to the next level
I mean what the link I've sent describes. Probably it's better to encourage reading rather than trying to explain. Since there's a lot of points in there, please take a look! :) Hope you like it.
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Think they are done learning.
Being closed-minded to other's ideas or technologies.
Having a "my way or the highway" mindset can prevent a lot of missed opportunities to learn from others and find new perspectives on things.
Forgetting that there always be a person who works harder and smarter than you.
Burning bridges. I get that this applies to every career, but I feel like as developers we are more prone to getting referrals for freelance work or other business opportunities. Sometimes we take more than we can chew and end up burning bridges with people who may end up going somewhere. This has happened to me multiple times in my career and to this day, I still regret making that mistake.
Lol. What have you done?
I once was referred to a guy who wanted to build a product in the transportation space. His MVP was really basic and very boring to work on, so I half-assed the work. 7 years later, the company is worth close to $100MM USD.
Nikola?
Practice makes perfect.
Practice is important, but if you don't try to go out of your bubble and challenge your knowledge, you will repeat the same misconceptions for years.
Ignoring that you need soft skills, and not taking responsibility when working in a team.
I think the biggest is not believing in code, not believing that if you put your mind in to it, you can solve the problem that you have, improve your skills and move to the next level
a lot of people don't even try
Stagnate
True
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What do you mean?
I mean what the link I've sent describes. Probably it's better to encourage reading rather than trying to explain. Since there's a lot of points in there, please take a look! :) Hope you like it.
Failing to recognize their own worth, to keep increasing it, and to keep improving the case they make for it.
The billion dollar mistake by null pointer reference :), but honestly even such mistake is nothing!
Not having a career plan, or being financially irresponsible.