SMRTR ProgrammingSep 14, 2026Dev.to

What a Summer Job Taught Me About Being a Developer

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A software engineering student from China shares their journey from Minecraft plugin development to real-world startup experience, where they made a mistake and got let go. The experience reshaped how they think about software development — beyond just writing code — and now they're focused on C#, .NET, AI applications, and rebuilding their side project, StudyTree.

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