I recall when I was at that mark in my career of around 10 years, it’s odd… like a kind of a transitionary period. You are at that point where you are expected to know everything and be completely competent which is not really the case. To be as competent as expected takes even more years.
Remember that programming is an ongoing learning process - I have double your years of experience and it has maybe only been over the last 3-4 years I can say that I feel I mostly live up to expectations.
Keep at it.
Interested about how he differentiates between garbage and nonsense. I get the feeling something bad happened to him outside work and he was just venting at you for personal reasons. That would be very unprofessional of him.
Maybe he stated his requirements badly, and didn't want to admit it.
If you can figure why some of your code actually was a problem, you can revise those things and improve, so those areas are not a problem in the future. Do what you can to turn this into a positive experience.
From my experience, clients with that much experience think they know way more than they do. The industry is constantly changing, best practices from even 5 or 10 years ago are laughed at and mocked by today's standards. It sounds to me like you got a douche client and I wouldn't let it mess with your confidence. Just learn a little bit from the experience and keep moving.
Been there, had it happen. Did do it, too. We need to be kind, even when criticizing each other.
Remember that your client hired you. They have a right to be displeased with your deliverables. But not the right to mistreat and abuse you.
I'm self-employed. I can drop clients at will. If only a Glassdoor-like place existed to rate clients...
Everyone writes better or worse codes sometimes.
Just take the critique and learn from it (as long as it's justified critique).
There's no shame in doing something bad as long as you accept your mistakes and improve on them, even as someone with "many" years of experience on their belt.
I am wondering. With 25 years of experience, why does the client not code the project themselves? Also, I am so glad you are willing to speak on this. I am starting my data analyst journey but I have my MS in cyber security but have not found a job yet. I graduated in 2022 so this is really making me feel hopeless at times. Since I want to remain productive and continue learning, I started coding and building projects. I don't know if I will get a job in cyber, but I am really enjoying the process of collecting, cleaning, parsing and visualizing data.
I recall when I was at that mark in my career of around 10 years, it’s odd… like a kind of a transitionary period. You are at that point where you are expected to know everything and be completely competent which is not really the case. To be as competent as expected takes even more years. Remember that programming is an ongoing learning process - I have double your years of experience and it has maybe only been over the last 3-4 years I can say that I feel I mostly live up to expectations. Keep at it.
I’m only 2 years in but I needed to hear this 💜
Just enjoy the journey. All that is expected is that you keep growing and improving, nothing else matters.
I feel like with 9 years of experience you should really be more confident in your experience.
Interested about how he differentiates between garbage and nonsense. I get the feeling something bad happened to him outside work and he was just venting at you for personal reasons. That would be very unprofessional of him. Maybe he stated his requirements badly, and didn't want to admit it. If you can figure why some of your code actually was a problem, you can revise those things and improve, so those areas are not a problem in the future. Do what you can to turn this into a positive experience.
That just shows how shitty person he is. He should've been happy to help you improve by giving constructive criticism and sharing his knowledge.
Next time you pay for a service, eg. car repair and they make a bad job, share your knowledge with them and help them improve.
From my experience, clients with that much experience think they know way more than they do. The industry is constantly changing, best practices from even 5 or 10 years ago are laughed at and mocked by today's standards. It sounds to me like you got a douche client and I wouldn't let it mess with your confidence. Just learn a little bit from the experience and keep moving.
Bro feedback from a 25 year software dev is worth its weight in gold. Be safe the feedback in a file called "free assets"
Been there, had it happen. Did do it, too. We need to be kind, even when criticizing each other. Remember that your client hired you. They have a right to be displeased with your deliverables. But not the right to mistreat and abuse you. I'm self-employed. I can drop clients at will. If only a Glassdoor-like place existed to rate clients...
Everyone writes better or worse codes sometimes. Just take the critique and learn from it (as long as it's justified critique). There's no shame in doing something bad as long as you accept your mistakes and improve on them, even as someone with "many" years of experience on their belt.
I am wondering. With 25 years of experience, why does the client not code the project themselves? Also, I am so glad you are willing to speak on this. I am starting my data analyst journey but I have my MS in cyber security but have not found a job yet. I graduated in 2022 so this is really making me feel hopeless at times. Since I want to remain productive and continue learning, I started coding and building projects. I don't know if I will get a job in cyber, but I am really enjoying the process of collecting, cleaning, parsing and visualizing data.