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Ten Commandments of the Eternal Junior Developer
What you’re about to read is a holy grail of development insights, straight from the sanctum of invaluable wisdom. I wish I had known this earlier, before I aged too fast in my professional journey.
Let’s dive right into it.
Be Fast, Be Unstoppable
Rephrasing the genius: “Speed beats power, precision beats floating-point”.
Whenever you’re assigned a task, rush to implement it. Managers love short time-to-market, and guess who they also adore? The fastest developers. Skip the requirements, forget about the domain — just focus on writing the code.
Stay Cutting Edge
Always opt for the latest and shiniest technology, even if it’s unproven or unstable. Fortune favours the brave. Besides, you don’t want to fall behind in terms of innovation, do you?
One Shot, One Kill
Attempt to code your solutions in a single go. Nothing compares to the everlasting glory of creating the entire system and witnessing it run flawlessly on the first attempt. Simply splendid. Leave the iterative approach to those lacking confidence, struggling with impostor syndrome.
Stay Angry, Stay Foolish
If they don’t like your code, they don’t like you. In fact, it’s even worse — it could imply a lack of respect. Take every comment during a code review personally and be prepared to defend your work accordingly. Remember, you must win at all costs. As a bonus, you’ll have great stories to share during behaviour interviews.
Never Ask for Help
Seeking assistance indicates weakness and insecurity. Who wants that? You should always strive to solve problems on your own. The same principle applies to any errors you come across while working. Never search for answers on the Internet — that’s not hardcore and, frankly, it’s just cheating. Dive into the depths, decipher the assembler’s code, and come back a legend.
Backups Are for the Paranoid
Don’t waste time backing up your work and skip version control. As I mentioned earlier, the goal is to be able to write perfect code on…
