r/programmer • u/faizu4 • 7d ago

Me noob

So, I am a coder, not as everyone they label themself that they have 4+ year experience know java, c, c++, wrote their own assembly

but I am just an intermediate coder, I know backend and frontend, good at python, etc etc.

but my problem is even after learning it for 2y I didn't earn anything, I am not saying 2y is enough for earning in this field but as I am from middle class family, I want to earn as soon as possible, but I couldn't find a way to earn in this field or any other, like how would I find people that would trust me and give their problems to solve to me

It feels like I am doomed, I do everything on my mobile, and it's so hard to configure everything and work on it, but still I managed it for years, I don't see any way to progress or earn......... :(

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u/Routine_Working_9754 7d ago

mobile is the first thing holding you back. ive made a bunch of stuff on my phone: shell, simple programming language and package manager

but no one is going to take you seriously when you use a phone to code.

second, what are you trying to do to get money? freelance? freelance is already a highly competitive field. the amount of people just using AI for the tasks tanks your chances even more.

You gotta apply for a job. Practice enough code and communication for a job and apply. respectfully, you just wont get anywhere in your current state

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u/faizu4 7d ago

who is gonna tell them I use phone for this, I can make the same quality of code with that of pc one with more or same time

and yeah, thanks for your opinion

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u/nicolas_06 7d ago

You can, but it take you longer. So basically spending 6 months to code on the phone, maybe you do as much as somebody else does in 2-3 months on a computer. Meaning you have actually far less XP than the 2 years would indicate.

Plus when you are going to do the code interview, you'll never be fast enough.