Discussion on: What were some preconceived notions you had about coding before starting your journey?

Great question! Here are some of my preconceived notions:

• Playing games != making games. I first got into coding because I wanted to be a game developer. But being a game developer is incredibly hard!
• Getting a computing degree meant you were ready for the workplace. Very little from what I learned in my computing degree was that useful when actually working. It taught me the theory without the practicality.
• You need a good grade or a degree to be a developer. Maybe this was the case 10 years ago, but nowadays a degree is not required for a job. And no one has ever asked me about my grade.
• You need to do everything yourself. I may have had this notion from the terrible group projects I had to do at university. But when you're working with a team, everyone is there to support each other. You don't need to go it alone!

I'm sure I have many more that I don't even realize yet!