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by bsnbdb276462 1585 days ago
I've been working professionally for eight years and it's only been in the last few months that I've learned to use git properly beyond the barest basics. I've had git rebase explained to me half a dozen times over the years because I just wasn't using it often enough for it to stick (and because frankly, git's UX and conceptual model are garbage)

More broadly: this industry is all about never fully knowing what you're doing, especially when you start at a new company. Just keep learning as you go. Also keep in mind that probably more than half of your coworkers have impostor-syndrome too. It's pervasive and it never fully goes away.

I've only known one person in my whole career who was let go based on their abilities, and it wasn't because they didn't already know a technology or didn't learn it fast enough, it was because they had no instinct whatsoever for how to write decent code. And despite that, they landed another job almost immediately.

So I wouldn't worry about it too much. I'm sure you're doing fine.

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Gits ux is just fine,