GROWTH MINDSET IS KEY

Five of the Most Damaging Attitudes in Software Development

We’ve all had one of these attitudes at some point in our programming career

Based on my years of professional software development, I regard these five attitudes to be the most damaging to your growth.

Let’s get right into it.

1 “I only want to code at work”

If you only took up programming to earn a fat check $$, then you’ll have a hard time.

Sure, you’ll likely earn some good cash, but I’m certain you’ll burn out quickly. Just skimming over the plethora of new JavaScript libraries exhausts me — even though it has stabilized over the last few years.

You need to treat programming as more than just work.

Programming is much more of a professional hobby than a regular job. Simply clocking in at 8 am and out at 4 pm won’t cut it. To truly develop your skills, you’ll need to have a passion for programming. You need to find problem-solving fun and to love challenges — even when it requires you to banging your head against the keyboard for many hours straight.

Great programmers are curious and feel an itch that needs scratching.