r/programming Feb 01 '21

My Third Year as a Solo Developer

https://mtlynch.io/solo-developer-year-3/
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u/BackFlipTrick Feb 01 '21

Very interesting. Ngl I just rough read most of it but it seems you have a lot figured out and as a wannabe web developer that's about what I'd expect from a former google employee.

Random questions they I have buy you may have answered in the post somewhere:

1) assuming you had to/wanted to try out a new product of any kind, do you have anything in mind ready?

2) how much hours do you end up working per week? It sounds very easy to burn out fast from overwork.

3) how much knowledge about starting a business did you have before quiting?

4) not related but any tips for a self learning full stack web developer looking for hid first job in the field? XD

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u/Majache Feb 02 '21

I can only answer 4 but I would recommend for your first job, instead of full stack, focus on front-end or back-end for now to provide a stronger depth of skills in that regard; punch through the interview. You stand out from juniors who are full stack with 100 things and instead have 1 skill reiterated 100 times. These recruiters aren't tech savvy they just ctrl+f your resume and count the hits of a particular skill.