5 uncomfortable career truths that developers don’t want to hear | by Bennett Garner | Developer Purpose

Big salaries. Fancy companies. What’s not to love?

Member-only story Software Engineering Technology Startup Data Science JavaScript 5 uncomfortable career truths that developers don’t want to hear Bennett 4 min read · Aug 9, 2022 -- 14 Listen Share Press enter or click to view image in full size Big salaries. Fancy companies. What’s not to love? From the outside, it seems like developers have it easy. We get paid well to do a highly specific job. Usually, we go home at 5pm and don’t work weekends. Often, we have a supportive team culture at work. Developers build the software that’s running the world. Take a closer look, though, and you’ll re

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