Re:Ask HN: Returning to SW development after a 15-year break?
by juanuys on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @01:01PM
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It has changed a lot, but server-side rendering seem to be making a comeback [0].
We might be able to blow the old dust of the old Java Struts. Or is it Spring, or Liftweb, or some other new shiny? Scratch that - things have still changed a lot in 15 years :-)
0. https://twitter.com/sonniesedge/status/1369682513401176072
Re:Ask HN: Returning to SW development after a 15-year break?
by backtoswdev15 on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @09:49AM
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Thanks for your answer and the links.
It doesn't necessarily have to be web development. During my apprenticeship I worked on technical apps (for example, one Delphi app I wrote calculated and printed some common sheet metal unwindings for the internal locksmith shop), and that was also interesting.
You’re going to do great, lots of developers these days don’t have a CS degree, and there’s even a sizable percentage who have no degree at all, so you’re already ahead of the game. Don’t listen to imposter syndrome.
One more bit of advice, start networking either online or in person. Join discord servers, meetup.com groups, whatever so you can start interacting in the community again. You’ll learn about jobs faster that way, the community will help you along the way, and you’ll end up helping them too.