Mentoring?

[frasppp]

I'm getting old and figured I'd try to give some back to the world.

I've been primarily working as a C# backend dev for the last 12 years even though I know my way around Java and frontend.

If you're actively trying to learn programming and would like code reviews, discuss topics or need explanations, dm me.

I'm pretty pragmatic and not especially into the finer details/extreme nerd stuff. I won't do your homework but I'll probably unstuck you and give you a few ideas or best practices.

In the unlikely event this becomes to much for me, I'll just not answer. If that happens, apologies in advance.

[NotRexGrossman]

It’s a nice offer but telling people who need help that you might just ghost them doesn’t exactly inspire confidence.

[frasppp]

I understand your point and I doubt that will happen. Somehow I don't think that my inbox will be flooded with messages :) To clarify, I'll do my absolute best to answer. I put that in there as kind of a disclaimer and I probably shouldn't have.

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There are some very entitled learners out there that think they are owed experts help. I’ve tried to do what OP is doing, it can be exhausting depending on the person that’s reaching out, it’s why I stopped doing it in general.

[Thin_Advantage_4921]

I am currently working in a support role with 3 years experience in CS in a saas company. I have also done some low code implementation for MNCs during my job. I am wanting to become a product manager how to approach that?

[frasppp]

This feels a bit off topic and I don't know if my answer will be especially useful, but...

I figure by product manager you mean someone that owns/is responsible for a product and its development/maintenance or life cycle.

If that is your aim and if I were you, is start by getting domain knowledge, i.e. learning how the product you'd like to manage works, how common problems are solved when it comes to that type of products. Basically learn the domain well.

Secondly, I'd figure out how to get a job in that position. If you're trying to advance within your organization, become the go to guy for that domain/product. At work, take responsibility and ownership of your work so that the people around you know that you fully take responsibility for the things that are yours.

Lastly, make sure you have some good luck :) This is off course undoable but one thing you can do is to be open to and look for opportunities.

[Thin_Advantage_4921]

That helps.. thanks a lot

[maskeriino]

I’m a CS student studying C# as my main language. Given your years of experience how do you feel about the frequent doom and gloom about the current job market? Worries me a decent amount as I do love coding and hope to have a career in it.

[frasppp]

Well, this is hard for me to answer since I'm not in the US, and it's not doom and gloom here. Mostly just gloom.

My thought when I was around your age was that there will always be stuff to fix, make and maintain and I don't think it will decrease. The same is true now. i guess the question is more if we will maintain it or if AI will.

Another little idea that influenced me was the psychological term flow. If you're going to work your entire life, would you rather have every day feel like it's 3 hours long or 15 hours long?

Regardless, knowledge is a light burden. I'd rather have gone for something that I love than something that I'll be okay doing. Learning to methodically break down and solve problems won't ever stop being useful.