10 Struggles Of Being A Programmer That Nobody Knows

Struggles and pains that programmers endure day and night chasing dateline, hustle in the dark & sleepless deployment.

Programmer coding day and night chasing dateline.

Fresh graduate programmers’ $100,607 base salary in the United States? (Equivalent to RM415,859, not here though in Malaysia, will explain why in my upcoming article) Yeah, it might be on the higher side for a fresh graduate, but programmers' responsibilities are as mighty as a doctor's.

Salaries by years of experience in the United States. Source: Indeed

Being a programmer has no difference from a doctor, an engineer, a lawyer, or an athlete. Yes, the profession has its own struggles and pain that most people do not become aware of. Programmers need perseverance, countless hours of training, passion, patience, a lot of hands-on experiences, and ultimate focus to make a usable tech product and contribute to the tech world. Seriously, it is not as easy as most people assume.

Let’s look at some of the struggles of being a programmer that no one knows:

1) The Project Dateline was always yesterday