🔮 My strategy to learn faster than anyone else: Copying from the best

Entry-level roles now demand real experience. Learn how smart copying from experts accelerates your software engineering career. Copy, Learn, and Innovate.

Despite the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projecting a 17% growth in software development roles from 2023 to 2033, many entry-level positions now require two to three years of experience

I was surprised to learn this. Now new grads need to ramp up faster, they don't have much time to explore by themselves. They need to learn fast from the experience of others. The best way I know to build solid models that speed up your learning is copying.

Every successful software engineer I know started by copying others. This isn't a secret, it's a strategy. At Amazon, where I work, even senior engineers look at how other teams solved similar problems before creating their solutions. The difference between those who advance quickly and those who don't isn't is in how they copy.

⭐ In this post you'll learn

• How imitation creates a clear starting point

• How to choose the right code and patterns to copy from

• Common mistakes when copying and how to avoid them

• How to turn copied work into original solutions