I've been in the field of coding in general for around 4 years. Even though I know I have worked really hard, I've never done anything professional and I fear I will do horrible with an actual job.
Never done anything besides experimenting and personal projects. And I constantly feel like a Junior dev that has no clue what they're doing.
Especially since I've been focusing in the security aspects of things, I feel like I have barely touched the surface of things.
First off, kudos to you for focusing on the security aspects of things! That puts you ahead of a lot of others.
I have been coding professionally for 6 years, and let me tell you, I have plenty of days still where I have no clue what I am doing!
The tech world moves so fast and evolves so quickly that even those who have been in the field for years have to constantly learn new things. Because we are all constantly learning, we are all juniors or newbies at one thing or another. The key is you have to become OK with being uncomfortable and know that its just part of being a dev.
I also bet because you have done lots of experimenting and personal projects you are probably pretty self sufficient and scrappy which are both GREAT characteristics to have as a dev. Don't be intimidated by the word "professional", give it a shot and apply for a job! If you want some more motivation read this post my coworker wrote.
I often recognized that Juniors “just” lack of
confidence, not of knowledge.
They know the answer but are not sure if it’s the right one.
One step away from being a Junior is to just do it. Better ask for forgiveness than for permission.
"Better ask for forgiveness than for permission.", nicely put love it!
I've been in the field of coding in general for around 4 years. Even though I know I have worked really hard, I've never done anything professional and I fear I will do horrible with an actual job.
Never done anything besides experimenting and personal projects. And I constantly feel like a Junior dev that has no clue what they're doing.
Especially since I've been focusing in the security aspects of things, I feel like I have barely touched the surface of things.
First off, kudos to you for focusing on the security aspects of things! That puts you ahead of a lot of others.
I have been coding professionally for 6 years, and let me tell you, I have plenty of days still where I have no clue what I am doing!
The tech world moves so fast and evolves so quickly that even those who have been in the field for years have to constantly learn new things. Because we are all constantly learning, we are all juniors or newbies at one thing or another. The key is you have to become OK with being uncomfortable and know that its just part of being a dev.
I also bet because you have done lots of experimenting and personal projects you are probably pretty self sufficient and scrappy which are both GREAT characteristics to have as a dev. Don't be intimidated by the word "professional", give it a shot and apply for a job! If you want some more motivation read this post my coworker wrote.
I Am Not A Real Programmer
Andy George ・ Jan 25 ・ 3 min read
Thanks for the wonderful post. You write great articles BTW.
There are a lot of talented people on here.
It's nice seeing everyone trying to get together.