This is exactly the principle I try to practice too. Every day, there's so much buzz about AI, ML, PWAs, Web Assembly, Bitcoin, blockchain, and now something called quantum computing. Every new thing is heralded as the "future of software development". These are very wonderful technologies, but they used to overwhelm me, until I realized it's best to be focused. One step at a time. Choose a path and grow in it, while merely observing others.
I just have to be careful so it doesn't just end up as me refusing to leave my comfort zone.
Choose a path and grow in it, while merely observing others.
This is big. I read a lot of dev.to posts on areas I don't do any work in, and this is just right for me. If I get involved myself I have lots of cues for where to look, but I don't overwhelm myself by getting involved in every new thing. And it's especially troubling for newbies to think they need to based on FOMO and other (very natural) insecurities.
I just have to be careful so it doesn't just end up as be refusing to leave my comfort zone.
I find the way this goes is that I get this way from time to time, but break out of it naturally and ultimately the right things find me at the right time.
This post was inspired by observations of some newer developers getting spun around about all the emerging stuff and feel like they have to learn it all before being ready to contribute to the kinds of problems they'll have to face for the rest of their careers. This applies to everyone, but new devs: Slow down and get productive with the old stuff. It ain't going away any time soon and when it does come, you'll see a lot of familiar patterns.
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This is exactly the principle I try to practice too. Every day, there's so much buzz about AI, ML, PWAs, Web Assembly, Bitcoin, blockchain, and now something called quantum computing. Every new thing is heralded as the "future of software development". These are very wonderful technologies, but they used to overwhelm me, until I realized it's best to be focused. One step at a time. Choose a path and grow in it, while merely observing others.
I just have to be careful so it doesn't just end up as me refusing to leave my comfort zone.
Yupp! Spot on
There's the heart and the unicorn, so yes. 🙂
This is big. I read a lot of dev.to posts on areas I don't do any work in, and this is just right for me. If I get involved myself I have lots of cues for where to look, but I don't overwhelm myself by getting involved in every new thing. And it's especially troubling for newbies to think they need to based on FOMO and other (very natural) insecurities.
I find the way this goes is that I get this way from time to time, but break out of it naturally and ultimately the right things find me at the right time.
This post was inspired by observations of some newer developers getting spun around about all the emerging stuff and feel like they have to learn it all before being ready to contribute to the kinds of problems they'll have to face for the rest of their careers. This applies to everyone, but new devs: Slow down and get productive with the old stuff. It ain't going away any time soon and when it does come, you'll see a lot of familiar patterns.