[pettycashstash2]

Your reaction to isolation is completely normal and valid. Many developers, including experienced ones, struggle with too much isolation

Look for opportunities to connect with the broader tech community through meetups or online forums ( which you're doing here) but find more ways to connect Consider finding a mentor outside your company

[cloud_line]

Thank you for this. I guess to add something, I moved to a different city to take this job. I don't have friends or family where I live. I do have one friend at work. He works on the front-end team and we meet outside of work sometimes for lunch. So I'm sure the isolation wouldn't be as bad if I had more of a social group outside of work. But I appreciate you mentioning that it's not that uncommon for devs to feel alone and isolated.