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Re:Ask HN: Contemplating About My Current Job/Career on Thursday March 03, 2016 @11:50PM (#11222102)
Thanks for the feedback. I would admit, I have bargained with myself many times when I was looking at postings. One of the issues I feel is that I feel like I am not fit for some of these jobs, or I am a bit out of touch. It's hard to say I have worked on a large code base that requires thorough knowledge of some software framework (like Django, Rails, or Spring) or interaction with other components (database, APIs from other services, or even testing) when the last time I touched them were a couple of years during my internships. Maybe I'm just being a bit pessimistic.
Re:Ask HN: Contemplating About My Current Job/Career on Thursday March 03, 2016 @11:43PM (#11222079)
Thanks for the feedback. I have considered telling them I am looking for other opportunities. I feel that might give off a bad vibe, or have them respond negatively.

Ask HN: Contemplating About My Current Job/Career

For my career, I want to be a software developer, but I am unsure about what to do right now. I graduated about a year ago, and currently reside in Toronto, Ontario, working for a tech company. I was originally hired to be a developer, but due to circumstances, I was pulled to do some devops work. It was supposed to be a short-term thing, for about 3 months. Fast-forward 8 months, and I am...

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