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Re:Ask HN: Getting started, when there's no anonymous by driverdan on Monday December 22, 2014 @12:05PM (#8783878)
Stop overthinking it, no one cares if you make mistakes when you start. Just do stuff, make mistakes, improve, then do better stuff.

You're also placing far too much weight on your work being associated with your rep. When I was freelancing very few people actually looked at my work. Potential employers may look at your early work but the good ones will understand mistakes, especially if you can explain what you did wrong.

Re:Ask HN: Getting started, when there's no anonymous by shortimer on Monday December 22, 2014 @12:12PM (#8783914)
Thanks for sharing the first-hand experience!