# Personal Challenges as a Developer

**URL:** <https://community.rapyd.net/t/personal-challenges-as-a-developer/31384>\
**Category:** ⚙️ API\
**Created:** [July 21, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/personal-challenges-as-a-developer/31384 "2022-07-21T21:48:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![drew.harris](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/drew.harris/32/1259_2.png) [@drew.harris](https://community.rapyd.net/u/drew.harris)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/personal-challenges-as-a-developer/31384/1 "2022-07-21T21:48:53Z")

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Challenges faced by programmers may include: feeling a lack of progress, feeling like quitting, the struggles of job hunting, imposter syndrome, and more.

How do you handle these situations and what advice do you have for developers facing similar challenges?

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**Author:** ![achang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/achang/32/1991_2.png) [@achang](https://community.rapyd.net/u/achang)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 2:54am UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/personal-challenges-as-a-developer/31384/2 "2022-07-23T02:54:38Z")

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Community! Finding a colleague or developer with a similar common denominator to help or relate to the challenge.

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**Author:** ![juliapak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.rapyd.net/juliapak/32/1832_2.png) [@juliapak](https://community.rapyd.net/u/juliapak)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 6:11am UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/personal-challenges-as-a-developer/31384/4 "2022-07-25T06:11:56Z")

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admittedly I’m what you call neurodiverse and take adhd meds. honestly I’m ok when i’m focused but its just getting there that is a challenge.