20 Things I’ve Learned in my 20 Years as a #Software #Engineer

source: https://www.simplethread.com/20-things-ive-learned-in-my-20-years-as-a-software-engineer/

“How can you not know what #BGP is?” “You’ve never heard of #Rust?” Most of us have heard these kinds of statements, probably too often. The reason many of us love software is because we are lifelong learners, and in software no matter which direction you look, there are wide vistas of knowledge going off in every direction and expanding by the day. This means that you can spend decades in your career, and still have a huge knowledge gap compared to someone who has also spent decades in a seemingly similar role. The sooner you realize this, the sooner you can start to shed your imposter syndrome and instead delight in learning from and teaching others.

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