Hi, my name is Abdullah Farouk and this will be my first blog of the semester and it is based on the readings from chapter 1 and the introductions of chapters two through six.
I did not know what apprenticeship actually means until after reading these chapters. From what I understand, It is basically learning from more “experienced” coders on how to be a better developer. Dave’s story was pretty cool and awesome to read as it gives me more motivation and I can see how good it is to get some help sometimes. From the three stages he provided for us in a developer’s career, I think most people are stuck between an apprentice and a journeyman with very few people in the masters category. An apprentice is someone who still has a lot to learn and wants to improve their way of doing things. I believe I am at this level right now because I still have some areas in my field that I need to upgrade or work on with my team or the professor. This gave me extra motivation because I want to be in the journeyman stage, at the very least by the end of this semester. Our professor would be in the “masters” category because he is very advanced in his area, performs the roles of a journeyman and is focused on moving the industry forward by teaching us and advancing the Worcester state pantry website. I do agree with these roles but I do think that there should be another category because there is a lot of difference between a journeyman and a master and that gap should be filled and made its own category. I like the idea of always wanting to improve and adapting based on the feedback people give you. The author talked about “a belief that it is better to share what we know than to create scarcity by hoarding it.” I found this quote very interesting and I 100% agree with him but I feel like this only is true in the computer world since people go off each other’s ideas and make changes to improve it. After reading the introduction for chapters two through six, I think I have found what my next blog is going to be about so it is giving me something to look toward and forward too. I will see you on the next blog, hopefully.
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