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Aaron Canty
Aaron Canty

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One thing you love and not love most about your dev career?

I only have a few months experience and that's in college, not in a job but I already love this industry. I can tell it's going to be a rewarding career!

Do you think I'm right? Am am I disillusioned?

Tell me why 😁

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Constantine

It is rewarding and might be very passionate. Just don't burn out. A good advice I got one day is - to stand up from your desk when your interested is peaked. So the next day you'll come back with more enthusiasm. Don't overwork, it might kill your passion.

One thing I hate: is dealing with legacy systems. Not just old code but really ancient stuff. Sometimes I think it's easier to rewrite the whole thing.

One thing I love: there is more than just one thing to love 😄 If you know what you want from this career you can loose track of time working, it's that interesting. But don't forget about breaks, rest and other activities.

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Matt Ellen-Tsivintzeli

One thing I love: there is a potential to really make a positive difference in people's lives. I have known many projects that help people with mental health problems, help people organise as communities, help solve every day problems.

On thing I hate: all the money is in financial services.