Not Everyone Gets to Be a Beginner in Tech - DEV Community

This is a submission for the 2026 WeCoded Challenge: Echoes of Experience Tech loves to call itself...

WeCoded 2026: Echoes of Experience 💜 This is a submission for the 2026 WeCoded Challenge : Echoes of Experience Tech loves to call itself meritocratic. We like to believe the best ideas win. The hardest workers rise. The most curious people find their place. I want that to be true. But the longer I spend around this industry, the harder it is to ignore something uncomfortable: Not everyone gets to be a beginner in the same way. Some people are allowed to learn in public. They can ask awkward questions. Build messy things. Say "I do not know yet" and still be seen as capable. Their mistakes ar

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