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Cake day: July 5th, 2023

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  • I’m 5-6 years into my career now, and there are still a couple greybeard-level types I can ask when I run into a real puzzle, but the need to do so has been shrinking as the years have gone on; I’ve gotten better at finding my own answers. During my first job I was on two different teams where a mentor took me under their wing. These were people who I could turn to for design advice, technical questions, insight on best practices, etc. For me, as a curious and extroverted person, this was invaluable learning experience.

    Your experience may be different, but to me it’s always good to have a solid group of people (coworkers, internet social network, even just stack overflow) I can rubber duck to or ask for input, discuss new technologies, learn from or learn with.

    Coding a project of significant size is a collaborative process, and I think you’ll find that if you approach it with openness and curiosity, you’ll end up with mentors, peers, and mentees of your own at any given time.











  • They’re always so confidently incorrect. People seem to want everything that happens to fit in a box to make it comprehensible. Change is scary. The idea that everything is just chaos and the miracle of our existence is just random, and that there is no “they” pulling the strings is scary. Better to believe that there is some kind of plan or shadowy people behind the scenes to give everything a sense of order than to come to grips with facts. Believing you are smarter than all the sheeple and have it all figured out is a nice warm blanket.

    We may be all alone in the universe. If we are, then all we’ve got is each other, and the rock in space we happen to live on. I wish the conspiracy theorists and the selfish, greedy folks with all the resources who are plunging us toward a bleak future could have a little perspective and empathy. This life is a shared experience and always has the same ending, so why not try to learn about each other and make someone else’s existence a little more pleasant while we’re here, rather than cave to fear and embracing ignorance?