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Discussion on: What are your struggles as a beginner dev?

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Dominik Mack

I have really problems in teaching myself.
For example: I'm currently trying to learn Swift and SwiftUI and I really have problems to get into it.

Also i've problems to find my way in existing projects which already have a big codebase.

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Cristina Ruth

What kind of problems do you encounter getting into Swift and SwiftUI?

To this day (6 years experience), I still struggle finding my way in large codebases. It never goes away! It helps having somebody else walk you through it, or reading documentation on what the structure is so you know where the stuff is.

I compare this to visiting a city I've never been in and I don't know where the shops are at, or where the "suburbs" are at, and I need either a map/google maps/a person to guide me and let me know how to get around. But as long as you know how to learn to get around, then you'll find it easier to navigate large codebases in the future :)