Diary of a Software Developer #2 - 26/08/2024

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LeetCode

Project-based learning should, in my opinion, always take precedence. As that part is already covered, I don't find it counterproductive to go deeper into the language and improve my ability to write clean and tidy code. I'm not into the Data Structures and Algorithms part of my studies yet, so I haven't really explored LeetCode too much. I used to practice on Codewars but I always disliked its UI and found it a bit too disjointed. At this stage, I've chosen Exercism for my goals. I love how the website is structured and styled, and I very much like the community built around it. The founders' mission also resonates with me.

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Exercism

I'm not an expert, I don't feel like one. Nonetheless, I think I have learned a thing or two, both in terms of hard and soft skills, and I'd love to share these with others. Mentoring, at this stage, has more of a horizontal-communal essence for me, rather than a strictly vertical-hierarchical one. The aforementioned Exercism offers a mentoring feature, acting like a sort of enhanced code review between programmers. This is very appealing to me, considering I work mostly alone, so I've decided to try my hand at it, regardless of how insecure about it I feel. At some point, I hope to be good enough to provide more substantial mentoring and support to up-and-coming programmers.

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