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5 Mistakes That Can Stall Your Career Growth as a Programmer
Avoid these traits and thrive in your software career
Bright software developers put their best effort to learn and grow fast in the initial few years of their careers. However, after succeeding in the beginning years, many of these programmers find their careers stagnated. They lose motivation as they cannot progress as much as they expected.
These once-promising software engineers fail to figure out what they are doing wrong to impede their growth. They ignore the fact that software engineering is not all about coding. Hence, knowingly or unknowingly, they make several mistakes that prove counterproductive for their career.
With a decade and a half of experience in the software industry, I have come across a few common traits among developers who fail to continue their initial success. Here are the top five mistakes that programmers need to watch out for so they do not ruin their software career.
1. Getting Comfortable With the Role
“In nature, if something is not growing then it is dying.”
— Author Unknown
You will see the same natural phenomenon happening in the software industry. You need to constantly improve your knowledge and expertise to keep pace with the ever-changing technological world.
Often developers put a lot of effort during their initial days of the job. They have an eagerness to learn and be better at their work. But not all of these programmers continue to perform at the same speed in their later careers. They get complacent as they progress and want to live in their comfort zone.
As a software developer, you need to learn and grow continuously. During the initial days of your career, you can focus on just the technical aspect and completing your assigned task with excellent quality. As you grow and hold more responsible positions, you need to expand your horizon and provide more value to the organization.
Getting comfortable with your role — or not wanting to take up new challenges — will be detrimental to your career aspirations. You might feel that’s all right, as…
