
…Consequently, I looked for a company that can use most of these skills, so I automatically filtered out companies that looked for devs, who sit in the corner all the time and just want to write code. Being a dev who only wants to write code is perfectly fine! It’s just not for me. The point is: figure out what you really want and be as specific about it as you can.
Lots of us are stuck in jobs where we don’t get a ton of say in the creative decisions that get made. Many of us are seen as “just a developer,” or someone who receives tasks on JIRA and merely writes code. You might not be able to rebel against this ridiculous notion at work, but you can certainly do so on your own time.
…t into software development because I felt more comfortable working with computers than people. But after a while I found myself helping other developers more and more. I enjoyed leading projects and pushing for better code standards. It was an obvious choice for me per…