I used to be confused about whether I should introduce myself as a developer, software engineer, front-end engineer, back-end engineer, full-stack engineer, a software engineer in a test, or just a freelancer.
The tech market is the market.
It doesn't care about who you are, as a developer.
-Which degree you hold
-What boot camp you completed
-Which Udemy course you did
It's hard-hitting for some devs initially.
Your emotional & mental state as a dev has a direct impact on your work
2. Most of us are in debt.
Newcomer's things all financial worries could just go out the window, Unfortunately, that isn’t the case
Be it:
- home loan
- car loan
- education loan
- personal loans
You must gain control over your money or the lack of it will forever control you
3. We all have imposter syndrome
Absolutely everybody wants to win as a dev
All developer feels different inside (less confident, less able, etc.) from how they infer other people to feel.
Most of us who struggle with imposter syndrome worry a lot about what others think of us
For all the newbies or who want to enter the tech world, I would say:
"Begin by dreaming"
"If another developer has done it, there’s a good chance you can do it too".
You get what you focus on.
If you are continually thinking of all the things that can go wrong, they will.
4. As a senior developer, you are a celebrity, whether you like it or not.
Every word you share will be analyzed,
Your every action will be reproduced,
You'll set a new standard,
What you'll say on social media.
Think of how you speak, how you act and behave & share next time.
5. Being a developer is fucking hard
After days of early excitement of
- First job
- First boot camp
- First Github PR merge
It's showtime, hell lot of frameworks that tech has will chase you.
At that point, there are only two things that will help.
- Patience & Your dreams.
6. Fellow developer success will generate massive self-doubt, whether you like it or not.
"The worst enemy for a developer is self-doubt."
- TheAnkurTyagi
Doubt kills more dreams of developers than failure ever will.
You are so much stronger than you realize.
7. People might mock you for going on an unconventional path.
Everyone will tell you, take the safe decision, walk down the safe path, choose the safe side but.
Developer's progress has always been driven by unconventional thinking.
Better to be wrong than be boring.
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To learn any new skill or gain expertise you need to practice, practice, and practice.
There isn’t much debate about that.
But here’s what you might not know:
scientific research shows that the quality of your practice is just as important as the quantity.
And, more interestingly, these scientists also believe that expert-level performance is primarily the result of expert-level practice NOT due to innate talent.
This concept is known as deliberate practice,
and it’s an incredibly powerful tool to grow as a developer.
If you are interested in pursuing a career in development and don't know where to start, here's your go-to guide for salaries, skills, and the best programming languages to learn.
Software development is a dynamic field & getting started the right way as a developer is tough.
-Getting a diploma
-Getting a degree
-Finishing a boot camp
This does not mean the end of studying.
In reality, you are just getting started. While your official studies are over, it does not mean that you do not need to learn new tricks anymore.
HTML elements are the building blocks of the web, and there are tons of different HTML tags out there to choose from, so how do you ensure you're using the right ones?
Let me highlight the tags you should be using to build your sites the correct way.
1. <details> and <summary>
Whenever something on a page needs to be interactive, JS is often the first port of call. Showing & hiding content can be as straightforward as toggling a class.
But this behavior is already available, with no added page weight, right inside HTML.