Member-only story
wProgramming
Why Some Developers Never Grow Up?
Let’s talk about the main points.
In the fast-changing world of software development, stopping improving yourself means taking the path of degradation. Technologies change so quickly that those who can keep up and learn new things get all the cream, and those who do not keep up will lose their competitiveness and, as a result, their income. In this article, I want to talk about the main points you can burn out on the path to professional improvement and how to avoid this.
They don’t get feedback.
Constructive feedback is the primary catalyst that makes a developer grow, develop professionally, and hone their skills. Whatever it is: a response to your pull request on GitHub, an email from a project manager or a client, or an analysis of your tasks at team meetups. Everyone, both bad and good specialists, receives such feedback, but not everyone can accept and process it correctly.
A lousy option when receiving feedback is when you start to have this monologue inside you: “Who does he think he is? I already have five years of experience and many launched projects, and he writes to me about some incorrect form processing? I’m already good enough and don’t need anyone’s advice!”
