--- title: whats wrong with new devs? | daily.dev description: The post discusses the current state of new developers in the industry and the lack of focus on good programming practices. It explores the concept of imposter... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/whats-wrong-with-new-devs--eqyhltm38 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: whats wrong with new devs? | daily.dev og:description: The post discusses the current state of new developers in the industry and the lack of focus on good programming practices. It explores the concept of imposter... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/whats-wrong-with-new-devs--eqyhltm38 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/EqyhLTm38.png og:image:alt: whats wrong with new devs? 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. # whats wrong with new devs? **[ThePrimeTime](https://daily.dev/sources/primeagen)** · 37 min read · 13 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary The post discusses the current state of new developers in the industry and the lack of focus on good programming practices. It explores the concept of imposter syndrome and the need for a cultural shift in the industry. The conversation also touches on the importance of performance optimization in software development. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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