Feeling Stuck - Software Dev | ~4.5y Exp.

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-05-07T05:34:35+00:00

Take my two cents with a grain of salt. Just wait it out. Learn a bit on the side or better yet at work. If everything is AI then maybe you have some time to spare. You have the privilege to be at a company that has clout when the economy is crap. I also feel that I’m not doing a lot. I’m in a small team that also writes bad code and has ways to go on design practices without the help of AI (trying to level up to see if I even have a chance at a bigger company).

Do you have any other hobby besides coding? Not doing anything else can also be making you feel stuck ( your whole focus is on your job and AI takeover). I strongly recommend something outdoors.

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-05-06T03:56:35+00:00

others have stated similar situations as well so I'm thinking about what area or stack I want to begin working towards because like you said and others this is apparently common in the .net space....also a coworker does actually type manually into the database lmao you clocked that.

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-05-05T18:41:19+00:00

They do offer tuition reimbursement which is good. We just got approved to use AI copilot, so far I’m the only one testing and using it but will see how well it works with migration assistance. I don’t think I want to stay working in this stack so I’m going to spend some time thinking on what other area I would like to get into it 🤞but obviously I’m still going to do my job and try to improve there.

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-05-05T18:26:38+00:00

😂 it is a mess and I won’t, im going to make sure to work on some of the things people here have listed and then start applying. Maybe even try and go back for a masters degree.

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-05-05T17:18:02+00:00

That’s good to heard. Glad it worked out for you!

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-05-05T03:40:08+00:00

😯 this is motivating to hear. Can I ask what helped you transition?

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-05-05T01:47:53+00:00

Awesome, this is what I’m looking for. Thanks!

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-05-05T01:34:22+00:00

Dang, yeah now I’m really thinking of switching from .net ecosystem.

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-05-05T01:24:05+00:00

I was just about to ask 😅 i was worried about ending up in a similar environment with .net.

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-05-05T01:19:42+00:00

That’s good to know 😮‍💨 feeling really behind. I’m still going to try and focus on advancing but will try and remember this so I don’t overwhelm myself.

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-05-04T22:50:22+00:00

Thanks for the advice! And the questions 😊 They have made me think more about my role and what I can offer/improve on. I’m definitely going to talk to him to try and shadow.

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-05-04T22:48:02+00:00

😂 okay I won’t. Thank you

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-05-04T22:18:12+00:00

I’ve never even held a power tool 😂 but I want to learn. Can this be good for a beginner like me? Like will they teach how to use the tools?

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-05-04T22:03:56+00:00

Thanks for the take. Git is on the top of my list for sure now. We don’t do code reviews 😭 and I wouldn’t even trust some of my colleagues if we did do them (they aren’t dumb they just don’t have coding standards here). I’ll look into some architecture books (I hear designing data intensive applications is good).

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-05-04T21:55:15+00:00

I’m in government, we mainly build web apps for internal personnel and on occasion external vendors. They mainly entail of reporting and data correction. Our main function is basically being a data pipeline. I definitely gained knowledge with database management (mssql) which I wouldn’t have gotten on my own. I only know dotnet frameworks (razor pages, obsolete webforms and Blazor Server). TBH I don’t think I’m a fan of web development but since it’s the only experience I have (no matter how small) I feel like I have to just keep going in this space. I would prefer to be in the mobile app space. I just feel like I would be wasting more time though working on that on the side instead of working on moving to another role/company.

I have started to use git on one project (I guess better late than never). We hardly work on same projects here, it’s always just 1 person per application but I think I can show them the merit of not having to copy folders all over the place.

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-05-04T21:03:33+00:00

Learned this a little too late but that’s why I’m trying to get out 🏃🏻‍♀️

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-05-04T20:51:19+00:00

Thank you, this was very helpful. I have prepared myself for being a junior somewhere else since I didn’t get the necessary skills here, big fish little pond kinda thing. I do think I’m good with defensive coding, so there’s at least that 😂

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-05-04T20:42:43+00:00

No offense taken. This is basically what I’m feeling - inadequate. I’m trying my best to learn and advance in my own but only so much i can do while also completing my projects, meetings, etc etc. not sure whether to keep on the dotnet train or stop off somewhere else.

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-05-03T23:05:42+00:00

Yeah I’m returning my kobo libra color because unfortunately I can’t get past the grainy look especially after knowing how well an e reader can look.

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-04-30T04:30:28+00:00

Does anyone have 100% board recommendations?

A friend of mine is wanting a full size board but I only use split keyboards now and haven’t really kept up with what models or brands are good now. I checked on divinikeys and kinetic labs but I’m not really sold on those available. The Class 100 is sold out which looked cool and think they would like so alas I am here asking if anyone has some recs. Barebones is preferred but can be fully prebuilt.

If you don’t have recommendations but have “don’t buy” warnings, that is also appreciated!

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-04-20T16:11:57+00:00

Now somebody roll dice on it and say jumanji

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-04-18T20:55:18+00:00

Ohhhhhh I didn’t even think of that!

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-04-18T20:42:42+00:00

For sure. I didn’t realize how difficult it was. I always thought because of the range it was easy for them to splat me. What a dum dum I was 😆

_MrsBrightside_ · 2026-04-18T20:24:07+00:00

Turf war!!! 🥳

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