Comment by gessha

Comment by gessha 15 hours ago

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One thing that I hypothesize about junior developers is that you need to leapfrog the handholding period and go straight to the medium/senior position on your own. You can acquire the medium/senior level of knowledge and experience making all the mistakes and bad choices by yourself and learning from the experience.

dangus 15 hours ago

Are you saying this plan is realistic or more like a pipe dream?

This is kind of like saying “Get your flight hours in on Microsoft Flight Simulator and then Delta Airlines will hire you.”

All unpaid and in your spare time between your two minimum wage jobs, of course.

  • SchemaLoad 9 hours ago

    Maybe software development will become more like a doctor or an engineer where you are expected to come fully trained on your own time and dime.

    It's sad that the great opportunities have become more out of reach. But that seems almost expected for a job that's relatively easy, safe, and pays well.