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Discussion on: Supposed to be a senior developer but feeling like fake and junior

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Allen Francis • Edited

Well one thing you can do is get better at algorithms, which I think is what you feel like you are not good at from what I have read. Here's a Coursera course that I am currently doing after having the exact thought process.

coursera.org/specializations/data-...

But it is paid. So if you don't have a requirement to get a certificate then you can do the one Princeton provides, I like this one more but sadly they don't give a certificate. This one is free too.

coursera.org/learn/algorithms-part1

And also it's alright to feel like we do not know enough and when that hits you just be mindful and do what's necessary. If you really think about it, these are the situations that actually show us that we have room for improvement, it shows that we need to learn something. So rather than panicking just learn the damn thing. Simple.

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majoko

Thanks for your reply. I really appreciate that walking through this wall of text.
No I do not really need a certificate.
I just want to learn to get better to strengthen my self-confidence.

I'll take a look at the posted links.