• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
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    3 hours ago

    I find a lot of people in tech end up with imposter syndrome like this, but the reality is that most code in the wild is really terrible.

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      3 hours ago

      It genuinely made me wonder if my rust is already good enough to let me start lending a hand on Lemmy.

      I’ve been practicing but my python/ruby/java/c++ keep interrupting my hello world comprehension self tests.

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        3 hours ago

        My advice would be to just go for it. If you find a bug and fix it or add a useful feature, it’s absolutely worth submitting. And collaborating with other devs will help you grow your skills a lot faster.

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          3 hours ago

          Less skill improvement and more trivial pursuits. Lol

          I’ve been a Lemmy user for a little while now and my perceived short comings of it are starting to irk me like other IT systems started irking me and fixing them will make me life easier.

          I know from experience that once I attain a level of mastery that’s sufficient to fix what I want to fix; then that level will stop increasing. :p

          And now that you’ve given me license, I’m going to tell them to redirect the blame to you. Lol