Junior devs: here’s how to deal with a lack of confidence.
There’s a quiet problem that most developers face: a lack of confidence.
But where does that lack of confidence come from?
Well… neither the quality of your code, nor your limited knowledge, nor your coding habits are the problem.
The problem is: you’re being too hard on yourself, and that’s causing you frustration. That frustration itself will become more and more problematic.
First it will make you avoid certain difficult problems. That avoidance will make it harder and harder for you to focus. In the extreme case, it will make you dislike programming.
The right approach here is to have realistic expectations. Coding is NOT fast.
Coding is a time-consuming process.
Some tasks in the workplace can take weeks or even months to complete, and this is NORMAL and nothing to be afraid of. Some problems are just complex and need time.
So don’t be so hard on yourself. And remember, its just totally fine to get bored of a problem and move on if you’re not being paid to do it.
I hope this helps :) Keep coding
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