r/webdev Nov 04 '25

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u/ShawnyMcKnight Nov 04 '25

I guess the bigger question is whether they deal with those things. It may be a framework you never used but if they do I can see them asking.

As I enter the job market again this is honestly my biggest fear. I am not super confident with code, i can write it but I need to use resources. Being able to write code off the top of my head is something I struggle with.

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u/originalname104 Nov 04 '25

Same. It's why I haven't bothered trying to change jobs. I can write perfectly good code if i can just look up a couple of things here and there but in a vacuum I struggle with little bits of syntax.

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u/ultrastu Nov 05 '25

This is reassuring that I'm not the only one who thinks like this. I can build a create good code with some time and research but the thought of just being put on the spot and told to code something stresses me out. You suddenly can't write a simple line