Ask HN: Have you moved to a less technical role after failing as a developer?
After a few years of working as a frontend developer, I'm trying to come to terms with the realisation that I have very little aptitude for writing code. I seem to lack any kind of problem solving ability. I can get stuff done when it fits standard patterns/boilerplate, but anything more difficult and I fail quickly and give up. I seem to have got by for the last few years by being likeable enough that people are happy to pair with me and basically do the work for me. I've realised it's affecting my self-esteem pretty badly. I almost never go home feeling like I've achieved anything. I'm scared of not being able to find work in the future. This is in contrast to the people I've worked with who always seem very optimistic about finding new roles etc. I'm not young either (approaching 40) and have no other skills. I'm starting to think my best hope is to try to stay in this industry but move into something like business analysis or product man
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