14/07/2025
Programming can be stressful sometimes but worth it eventually
"Some days I feel like I’m doing great. Other days… I feel completely lost."
One day I’m solving problems, writing clean code, pushing commits, and it feels good.
The next day I’m staring at the screen, Googling the same thing I Googled last week, and wondering if I even know what I’m doing. I doubt myself, I feel like am trying so hard to be what I am not.
But even with all the doubts, I’m still here. Still learning. Still building.
And I’ve realized, that’s what being a developer really is.
💯 It’s not about knowing everything.
💯 It’s about not giving up.
Sometimes you scroll through dev posts in Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube…
Everyone’s shipping side projects.
Everyone's talking about their 100k job.
Everyone’s building startups, freelancing, scaling.
And you?
You're stuck trying to understand async/await. You might thing you are not good at coding and start to doubt yourself😓.
But here’s the truth:
🔥 You are NOT behind.
🔥 You are NOT dumb.
🔥 You are NOT alone.
That feeling? We’ve all had it.
Impostor syndrome is real, but it’s also lying to you.
Imposter syndrome for me is the gate keeper that tests your resilience. If you give up before the test ends. You never gain access but if you stay focused, ignore that voice that says you're not good at this, keep pushing, keep learning and keep sharing your progress. You'll surely be sharing achievements too that would shiver new commers.
It's a cycle. You would win if you don't give up.
What I have noticed is that progress isn't loud. It's not always public. It's happening in silence, every time you show up and try again.
When you start getting noticed. Then my friend, you're almost there.
Ferdinand Web Academy
