--- title: At My Lowest Point as a Developer — I Need Advice description: A junior developer shares their struggle working as a sole developer after graduation, learning from poorly organized legacy code without mentorship. After... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/at-my-lowest-point-as-a-developer-i-need-advice-j0sexgcgw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: At My Lowest Point as a Developer — I Need Advice | daily.dev og:description: A junior developer shares their struggle working as a sole developer after graduation, learning from poorly organized legacy code without mentorship. After... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/at-my-lowest-point-as-a-developer-i-need-advice-j0sexgcgw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/J0SeXgCgW.png og:image:alt: At My Lowest Point as a Developer — I Need Advice og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # At My Lowest Point as a Developer — I Need Advice **[Dev Squad](https://daily.dev/sources/devsquad)** · [@anonymous_25](https://daily.dev/anonymous_25) · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A junior developer shares their struggle working as a sole developer after graduation, learning from poorly organized legacy code without mentorship. After seeing how experienced peers work, they're questioning their skills and career path, worried about AI replacing their abilities, and seeking advice on whether to stay or find a better learning environment. ## Content Hi! This is my story. - [https://dly.to/0EbH47kqdW8](https://dly.to/0EbH47kqdW8) I posted about this last year, but I’m still torn between staying at my job or resigning. The salary is pretty decent, but my learning progress has been very slow. I became a sole developer right after I graduated during the pandemic (purely online classes). No one taught me how to properly code in the company. I was left to handle old, unorganized systems with incorrect logic. Since I had no professional experience, I thought those codes were “good enough,” and they became the foundation of how I learned. Later, we hired new developers who were around my age but had experience working in IT companies. I was honestly shocked at how organized, efficient, and knowledgeable they were. It made me question myself. I know I’m not dumb. I know I’m capable. But I’m the kind of learner who thrives with guidance. I can learn fast, but I struggle with studying on my own because I’m afraid of learning the wrong things or developing bad habits. I hate that about myself sometimes. I grew up competing in math, and that’s how I fell in love with coding and problem-solving. But now, I feel like I’m at my lowest point as a developer, questioning whether this path is really for me. I’m also scared — what if no company will hire me because my skills are something AI can already do? Should I stay and try to grow where I am, or take the risk and find an environment where I can learn properly? --- Tags: [#career](https://daily.dev/tags/career), [#technical-debt](https://daily.dev/tags/technical-debt) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/at-my-lowest-point-as-a-developer-i-need-advice-j0sexgcgw) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/at-my-lowest-point-as-a-developer-i-need-advice-j0sexgcgw","headline":"At My Lowest Point as a Developer — I Need Advice","text":"A junior developer shares their struggle working as a sole developer after graduation, learning from poorly organized legacy code without mentorship. 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