"It can be a lonely experience. And just as bad, it leads to stagnation. You can spend years coding in a silo and feel like you haven't grown at all. That feeling of being a junior dev becomes unshakable. When you work in isolation, you're operating in a vacuum. Without external input, your vacuum becomes an echo chamber. Your bad habits become baked in. You don't learn new ways of doing things (no new tricks!)"
"As funny as it sounds, as devs I think we all need other devs around us who will create friction. Without the friction of other developers looking at your work, you don't grow. Some of my most memorable learning experiences in my first dev job were with my colleague, sharing ideas on a whiteboard and talking through code. (Thanks El!) If you haven't had the experience of this kind of community and support, then you're missing out."
Many developers experience loneliness and stagnation when coding alone. Deep focus sessions feel rewarding in the moment but leave a sense of isolation afterward. Lack of peers means no one to share hardships, troubleshoot problems, review code, or offer experiential learning. Working in isolation creates an echo chamber where bad habits solidify, new techniques are not learned, and awareness of problems is lost. Regular friction from other developers—through reviews, pair work, or shared whiteboard sessions—drives growth and learning. Practical actions include seeking code reviews focused on logic and building tools for other people so the code is used and exposed to external feedback.
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