Many smart software developers start their careers learning as hard as they can, growing as fast as they can, and then, after the first few years of success, they tend to grind to a halt. The reason is that people are not able to consistently make significant progress as expected, which can be demotivating.
What exactly is holding back further development? This article explores five possible factors
More than coding
Stay in your comfort zone
In nature, if something is no longer growing, it is dying.
The same is true for programmers. We have to constantly improve our expertise to keep up with the ever-evolving technology.
Through our early morning efforts, we are gradually able to use only existing technology at work. What do I have to do with the technical iterations that follow? As long as it works! Isn’t it? It’s easy to step into the technology’s comfort zone.
Comfort zones mean temporary comfort, but not stagnation. As you grow in experience, you will take on more responsibilities, which will require a broader technical vision to bring more value to the organization.
Staying in your technical comfort zone and not wanting to take on new challenges is very bad for your career. Without the dynamism to try new technologies, they will soon be replaced.
Avoid responsibility
Taking responsibility will help you grow in software development. Everyone likes active and sincere companions, and taking responsibility means more opportunities!
You’re given a task, and if you don’t keep pushing it and pushing it, the task will stagnate. Especially when multiple people are working together, avoiding pushing tasks and passively waiting for others to push you can be very bad. Even if you think that spending time on technology might be better for you than spending time tracking your task status.
Developers are adept at shirking responsibility. Defects in code are requirements problems, bugs in the online environment are testers’ problems, and excuses are easy to make. Shirking responsibility will undoubtedly hinder your growth in the team, and taking responsibility is one of the prerequisites for developing a career as a programmer.
Behind closed doors
In general, being behind closed doors means not being able to open your eyes and think more, and not sharing your technical knowledge with others.
The only irreplaceable asset a team has is the knowledge and ability of its employees. The productivity of that capital depends on how much others can absorb from it. – Andrew Carnegie
So, don’t stop sharing! Knowledge is the power of individuals and organizations. Teams thrive when knowledge is shared among everyone. It also helps to improve the overall experience and awareness of the team.
Unwilling to help anyone solve the problem that he already knows, the development of this kind of person is doomed to be short-lived.
Teams that do not share knowledge will spend more effort to understand the details of technical implementation, which is not easy for project iterations. If someone leaves, it can be a big loss, because no one knows how fully they thought through and implemented the business code.
Not managing time
How to manage time is crucial for software developers! Assess the time appropriately and meet the deadline with enough free time to learn new skills. Learning to manage your time and tasks is key!
Many people complain that they are overwhelmed by work, that they don’t have enough time, and don’t think about properly delegating tasks to others, asking for help, or setting aside time for technical difficulties at the beginning of a project.
If time planning is impossible, it is necessary to seek advice from the project manager, team leader, manager, etc., with the help of their experience, to allocate tasks reasonably. This is absolutely necessary, and chances are they won’t even know you’re struggling.
By splitting, evaluating, and delegating tasks, you can be more enthusiastic about moving forward with projects than you are about taking on what comes along and leaving a mess for your boss to consider.
Time management is a key part of programmer growth.
Have an attitude problem
Attitude is important in any profession. The same is true in software development, where we not only write code, but also work closely with customers, products, projects, testers, and other stakeholders.
Some programmers think that technology is everything, their own good technology, can be a bad attitude, this is obviously wrong! Coding is not the whole of a programmer’s career! Emotional intelligence has to do with attitude and interpersonal relationships.
Well-developed programmers are open to suggestions and opinions, treat negative comments sensibly, and accept people with humility even if they don’t know much about technology. Technical people are prone to arrogance and complacency. Don’t let this technological arrogance and complacency ruin the path of sustainable development.
Getting along well with the team is a necessary condition for further development of programmer career.
summary
We all have weaknesses in character and things we do. We can’t grow in our careers by hiding them and ignoring them. Look at these weaknesses, look at yourself, and acknowledge them as the beginning of growth. Work is to be a man!
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