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s3b | 9 years ago

I would say don't give up. Use your second probationary period to learn and improve as much as you can. If things don't work out well, at least you would have learnt something useful you can use in your next job.

Try asking the seniors for help when you get stuck somewhere. But only ask for help after trying all the possible solutions you can think of yourself.

Try to come up with 3 or 4 test scenarios for your code and test them before you submit the code. Thinking up new scenarios will help you reduce the bugs.

Critically review your own code a few days after you've submitted it. Pretend it was someone else's code and think of all the possible ways to improve it.

If your seniors are willing, ask for a code review. Go through the review comments carefully and make sure you never get the same review comment again. Don't ignore any comment, however trivial it may look.

Spend an hour or two extra everyday to improve your knowledge of the system. Learn something new everyday about the tools, language etc.

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pzk1|9 years ago

Thanks for these actionable tips. Appreciate them. Yes I'm definitely not giving up yet.