What's your biggest regret in your coding journey?
@codingwithlucy My biggest regret is not starting open source and content creation (documenting my journey) sooner
@codingwithlucy I have no regrets, I just wish I’ve started coding sooner then I did
@codingwithlucy I stayed in tutorial hell for too long and it slowed my growth at the beginning.
@codingwithlucy Taking it too seriously. It’s easy to get frustrated and tel you’re things like you’re “too dumb to code” when you get stuck, or can’t fix a bug, but it ALWAYS works itself out in the end.
@codingwithlucy Not realizing that we are all constantly figuring out how to do things.
@codingwithlucy Not sharing what I built with others earlier on. And not asking others what I can build to help them in their lives. It’s been a blast otherwise, always easy seeing the critical path looking back 😊
@codingwithlucy Not focusing enough on the "soft skills".
@codingwithlucy Probably both not starting earlier, and ever doubting myself along the way.
@codingwithlucy I wish I started Blockchain development sooner
@codingwithlucy I started young and quit... Now I feel old and doubt my life
@codingwithlucy Not documenting my learnings. No matter how much time it takes. Do it. Your future self will thank you for it!
@codingwithlucy Wasting too much time with getting CS degrees. 🤔 It seems, nobody cares about having a degree or not having a degree with the right skill level. I could have started so much earlier with working full time and learning more "practical" and industry relevant stuff instead. 😬
@codingwithlucy Being too hard on myself when I don’t get the concept the first time around. It can be frustrating especially when coming from a completely non related background.
@codingwithlucy Not starting Dev0ps in my freshman year is the worst regret in my coding journey.🥲
@codingwithlucy Not starting to code in my first year, I started coding in my 3rd year, I wish I started earlier kinda, I think that’s my only regret
@codingwithlucy Not being able to study full time. I wish I did this when I was younger. Responsibilities and fatigue have me in a chokehold
@codingwithlucy Not starting on Twitter earlier to document my journey. I don't really regret much of it, it's all worked out really well for me. I don't regret not starting earlier, because I started at the prime time that was right for me, or else I wouldn't have stuck to it.
@codingwithlucy Not being on of those who started early through Neopets. 😂 But really, I wish I had gotten into this sooner. I let the thought and words of being told I had to be a CS major to do it.
@codingwithlucy Wanting to do way too much in the beginning, which made everything too complicated. I could have gone much further if I had done it right the first time
@codingwithlucy I try to hold regret lightly. Almost anytime I think of one after more though I see I was able to have interesting experiences that I wouldn’t have even thought to seek if was able to retroactively change my life based on a regret. Almost anytime 😆
@codingwithlucy Not finding a community when I first started out. I was largely on my own and had to cobble together resources to try and make informed decisions about my career.