I asked tech twitter to share ONE mistake they wish they had avoided in their developer journey. I have documented the top responses in this article. Hope these will be helpful — especially for beginner devleopers.

Let’s dive in! 🚀

TL;DR

Overwhelming yourself 😟

In tech there is always:

A new library
A new framework
A new buzz word

…to overwhelm you.

It’s ok to not know everything.

Learn to take things 1 at a time.

Setting unrealistic goals 🎯

No, you can’t learn JavaScript in 1 month.

Or Python. Or Kubernetes.

You want accomplishment, but you will get anxiety.

Instead:

Set small goals. Have low expectations.

And scale slowly as you gain momentum.

Not tracking progress 📈

Measuring progress doesn’t come naturally.

But, without it you will reach nowhere.

Track finished projects.
Track time taken for tasks.
Track happiness levels.

Remember:

You can only improve what you measure.

Not being consistent 🗓️

If you want to be good at something,

you need to stick to it.

Long term consistency > Short term intensity.

Don’t overcomplicate it.

Start today. Repeat tomorrow.

Not taking breaks ☕

Working without breaks leads to burnout.

So, disconnect from work.

Often.

Listen to music
Go for a walk
Talk to your friend.

Make time to recharge.

Wrapping up 📝

Hope you will learn from these mistakes and avoid them in your career.

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Share a mistake that you wish you had avoided. Would love to hear it. 👇

Source: https://dev.to/codewithvoid/obvious-mistakes-every-junior-developer-should-avoid-1bc9