Ask HN: What should a stuck dev do?
Hi HN, I am struggling with finding work and having thoughts about whether or not I should keep going or start thinking about switching careers. Any advice/perspective is appreciated. I am a 40+ year old self-taught software developer. I've been doing front-end/full stack development for most of my 10+ year career. I was also struggling heavily with undiagnosed ADHD and the emotional dysregulation that comes with it for most of my life. I finally discovered it 3+ years ago after around 5 years in therapy and have put in an incredible amount of work since then to learn how to manage it all effectively. Through this process, I've also come to find a real joy in my work. Now I just need a good job to get my life back on track. I have been interviewing since December or so and have realized that I do not approach this work in my head the same as engineers that have gone t
Why it failed
Hi HN, I am struggling with finding work and having thoughts about whether or not I should keep going or start thinking about switching careers. Any advice/perspective is appreciated. I am a 40+ year old self-taught software developer. I've been doing front-end/ful
- Kind
- startup
- Status
- Shut down
- Inventor
- throwaway0129u4
- Ended
- 2023
- Source
- hackernews