Nov-26-2018, 03:24 AM
Hi,
I could use some feedback. Do I have impostor syndrome or am I possibly not a 'natural' coder?
Quick backstory: After a 20 year marine engineering career, in 2016 I needed a career change and attended a MEAN stack bootcamp (primeacademy.io). I wanted to move my career into the software side of engineering.
I went to school thinking I would be at the top of my class. I was wrong, I was at the bottom. I went to school with some real 'geniuses' who were able to read or hear a problem and then create the steps and code to solve it.
I can't do that. With a problem I stare at a blank screen, with a blank mind, and zero idea what my first steps are. It's ironic too because in my engineering career, I've always been focused on troubleshooting, straight-line thinking, and electrical control systems, and I've been above-average compared with my engineering peers.
I can follow instructions well and that's how I code now, tutorials and problem-solving Google searches, continually. But I yearn for that code-creation skill which I lack. So do I just keep going or, after 2 years now, is it possible I will never be a 'natural' coder?
Thanks,
Phil
I could use some feedback. Do I have impostor syndrome or am I possibly not a 'natural' coder?
Quick backstory: After a 20 year marine engineering career, in 2016 I needed a career change and attended a MEAN stack bootcamp (primeacademy.io). I wanted to move my career into the software side of engineering.
I went to school thinking I would be at the top of my class. I was wrong, I was at the bottom. I went to school with some real 'geniuses' who were able to read or hear a problem and then create the steps and code to solve it.
I can't do that. With a problem I stare at a blank screen, with a blank mind, and zero idea what my first steps are. It's ironic too because in my engineering career, I've always been focused on troubleshooting, straight-line thinking, and electrical control systems, and I've been above-average compared with my engineering peers.
I can follow instructions well and that's how I code now, tutorials and problem-solving Google searches, continually. But I yearn for that code-creation skill which I lack. So do I just keep going or, after 2 years now, is it possible I will never be a 'natural' coder?
Thanks,
Phil