It's baffles me to say this out loud, but for the last month I've been working at Microsoft. I've been building a proof-of-concept for an internal ...
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"and it feels like everything I've been doing as a developer so far is some sort of shenanigans that I've managed to pull off somehow."
This is so resonates with me right now and the fact that I'm a fresher who has just started makes it even worse.
I feel I haven't done or achieved anything worthwhile and that troubles me.
I feel the the same way, I have been programming for 15 years, about 5 years ago moved from VBA to VB.net and maybe 2 years ago to C# and I feel like every day I haven’t a clue what I am doing and google things all the time. And now I am getting a Jr Dev the will be working with me. So now I have something else to work out.
Seems like you've got a pretty solid CS foundation to grow from, which is an achievement in itself, if you ask me :)
Would you consider showing off some of the things you've built?
Yeah here's my github.com/agarwal-akash . Out of these, the one I enjoyed making the most was Bon Appétit. An app to prevent wastage of leftover food, by broadcasting the real-time location/info of leftover food from parties and weddings etc. NGO's and other interested volunteers can then see this info on the map and contact the donor's.
Good luck! Looking forward to your twitch adventures.
If you're looking for affirmation on the "warts and all" approach, check out Coding Train. It's both informative AND the gaffes are left in --which is just as informative and reassuring as the mainline content.
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Awesome, thank you!!
Totally LOVE this. Just the other day at my first big tech conference I considered doing this very thing. Also thought about YouTube and doing tutorials on things I'm not qualified to teach)(with a big disclaimer).
If you ever want to pair up for some pair programming where both will be scared that the other guy really is so much better and everyone will see the REAL imposter, let me know.
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What a great idea! Let's totally do this! Anything you want to work in particular? Visual Studio Code has this awesome Live Share feature I wanted to try since forever: visualstudio.microsoft.com/service...
I came into this later in life and always feel I am the underdog and always in catch up mode. I rarely feel comfortable in my developer skin compared to other devs. But you got a job at Microsoft. That alone says a lot about your skill. I think even the best developers have to google things, get upset, confused and so on. But they get to where they need to get eventually.
I'm in the same boat, actually. I'm on the "later in life" side of things, being in my late 30s :))
Hope the live streams end up being fun :)
I'm 100% sure it's going to be fun. I mean, I know it's going to be fun! It's combining two things I enjoy the most: building something and talking. Nonetheless, it's still scary :))
Sorry but I got to ask, what's that vscode theme? I'm in love with that background color!!!!!
Sorry it took me so long to reply. It's Night Owl with Menlo Font and Material Icon Theme :) Enjoy!
I think all developers should read this article. Finally somebody said it out loud! 7 years developing in 4 languages and always feel this way when starting a new job. :)
This article hits me in the soul , I feel this way all day. This article is soo insightful , thanks for sharing.
Honestly, I'm not sure if Twitch is the best avenue, however, there's audience there, and they are willing to watch people do stuff on screen :) I'll certainly post an update with my experience!