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Software engineers never escape the skill-change vortex, even many years into their careers. Experienced engineers must learn and adopt technologies that didn't even exist when they started out. Developers must constantly retool themselves, even well after their formal education ends.
Nnamdi Iregbulem • Why We Will Never Have Enough Software Developers
How to Be Taken Seriously
open.substack.com
Goal-setting is everywhere. Everyone knows it's the right thing to do. I've got to focus. I've got to have goals and objectives. I've got to communicate these goals and objectives to those around me. We've got to get on that proverbial "same page" and goals are the way.
Just a moment...
"How often do you floss Joe?"
"Uh, not very often."
"That's ok" she said. "Just floss the teeth you want to keep."
Albert Einstein said, "It's not that I'm so smart; it's just that I stay with problems longer."
It's a good reminder that the most successful people in any field play the long game.
FStwitter.comObsession / stick-to-it-iveness / persistence / relentlessness
Don't Call Yourself a Programmer, and Other Career Advice | Kalzumeus Software
Patrick McKenziekalzumeus.com
Do It Scared
I believe many young people struggle with the insecurity of being intelligent. They often feel the need to prove their intelligence by overthinking, excessively planning, and acquiring knowledge before taking action. However, this approach is a waste of time. The more you research, the more you realize how... See more
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justinjackson.ca
Handy
Excerpt:
You need to get good at technology, and the way to do that is to work on your own projects. [Share your projects to find like-minded people to work with you in lieu of going back to university to find co-founders].
Recently I’ve gotten a lot of inbound from new grads asking for career advice, so I wrote down a list of things I wish I’d internalized sooner.
The key thing: being precocious has an expiration date. Threading the note in its entirety: https://t.co/dW7DAcmyng
Timeless advice:
You need to be good, not good for your age
Be wary of personal mission creep, both IRL and online
Prioritize finding friends and collaborators you'd like to have in your life for a long time
Avoid chasing the red herrings of success
Interesting life paths are generally non-repeatable
Keep your standards everything—but especially for your own conduct—high
Own your mistakes
Forgive your parents, and get to know them. Especially if you are the child of immigrants
Embrace commitment in work and personal matters
Mutual obligations are a gift—cherish them and run towards them
Take your work seriously, but yourself less so