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Lessons I've Learned as a 15 Year Old Web Developer

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Re: Lessons I've Learned as a 15 Year Old Web Developer

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I'm sorry but I just am a little incredulous that a 15 year old would be talking to me about burnout.. or about team conflict. Op have u worked a full time job with other devs and if so for how long?

My experience of working on teams has mainly consisted of working with other web developers online. On the topic of burnout, I was trying to explain how as I was learning web development and working harder everyday, I got exhausted mentally and didn't know how to come back from it.

Re: Lessons I've Learned as a 15 Year Old Web Developer

#22

I'm sorry but I just am a little incredulous that a 15 year old would be talking to me about burnout.. or about team conflict. Op have u worked a full time job with other devs and if so for how long?

Burnout for a 15 year old is when you’re tired of playing counterstrike and switch to overwatch for a little while.

One of the big and impactful decisions I made in my life so far was to remove video games completely. I actually don't play video games at all.

Re: Lessons I've Learned as a 15 Year Old Web Developer

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I wanted to see it from a 15 year old's perspective, not just some generic advice, especially given the title. Talk more about stuff that's unique to a teenage developer for more interesting content.

I definitely will, in my next post, I will write about how I am transitioning into paid work even though I'm not legally allowed to sign contracts.

Re: Lessons I've Learned as a 15 Year Old Web Developer

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post #19

It's really awesome you're making stuff online so early in your life. Keep going and you will be way more successful than most of us. If I may, I'd like to offer some constructive criticism, however. The tone of your posts is a bit instructional (self-help-esque) and comes across as marketing. This is why some people are being dismissive of your writing. I'd consider softening up the tone to be more personal and auth…

Thanks so much for the advice. I will definitely change the style of my writing and make it authentic. My next post will be about how I am transitioning into paid work even though I am not legally allowed to sign contracts.

Re: Lessons I've Learned as a 15 Year Old Web Developer

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post #19

It's really awesome you're making stuff online so early in your life. Keep going and you will be way more successful than most of us. If I may, I'd like to offer some constructive criticism, however. The tone of your posts is a bit instructional (self-help-esque) and comes across as marketing. This is why some people are being dismissive of your writing. I'd consider softening up the tone to be more personal and auth…

Not OP, but thanks for being constructive and not dismissive. Struck a great balance, clearly empathetic. Team zumu.

Re: Lessons I've Learned as a 15 Year Old Web Developer

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I'm sorry but I just am a little incredulous that a 15 year old would be talking to me about burnout.. or about team conflict. Op have u worked a full time job with other devs and if so for how long?

My experience of working on teams has mainly consisted of working with other web developers online. On the topic of burnout, I was trying to explain how as I was learning web development and working harder everyday, I got exhausted mentally and didn't know how to come back from it.

Sounds like you're a person just like everybody else.

Re: Lessons I've Learned as a 15 Year Old Web Developer

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post #20

Hi Josh, thank you for sharing your experiences, and I'm glad to see the journey you've been on and the lessons you've learned. A lot of the lessons you're talking about come to those of us later in life (college, jobs, projects), so it will helpful to you later on when you run into these same situations and have a better understanding how to handle them compared to trying to figure it out/deal with it later. A few p…

Hi, I am glad my viewpoint is refreshing. I am also completely understanding and appreciative of the "harsh" feedback I am getting due to my misunderstanding of what I should actually write about and the way I do so. I will soon write a post talking about how I am transitioning into paid work and how since I'm not legally allowed to sign contracts, it's difficult.

Re: Lessons I've Learned as a 15 Year Old Web Developer

#29

Gr8 work bruh. I respect the hustle youre going to be a great programmer

Thank you Kyle. I am going to be writing about how ever since I started doing school at home, it has taken me 4 times less time to complete school work and how I've had way more time to code and write.
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