Feeling overwhelmed as the only developer in my internship – what should I do?
#developer #techstack #internship #dashboard
Have you ever started an internship where you’re the only developer on board? Feeling overwhelmed and unsure about what to do next? Here are some steps to help you navigate this situation with confidence and success:
Assess the Situation:
– Take stock of the current project requirements and scope.
– Understand the expectations and goals set by your team.
Research and Plan:
– Research different tech stacks and tools that align with the project needs.
– Develop a roadmap and timeline for dashboard development.
Communicate and Collaborate:
– Reach out to your team for guidance and support.
– Schedule regular check-ins to update on progress and gather feedback.
Stay Organized and Prioritize:
– Break down tasks into manageable chunks.
– Prioritize features based on importance and impact.
Remember, it’s okay to feel overwhelmed but take it one step at a time. You got this! #youcandoit #technewbie #codingjourney
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Same way you would approach any personal project is the way you treat it.
I would start with a dashboard template and go from there. Shadcn has a pretty nice one. Then I would choose a component library. Shadcn would be the way to go if you use their dashboard template. Tailwind UI component library is pretty good too, but it is paid. Component libraries will save you a ton of dev time.
Front end framework is up to you. React is popular, but I prefer Svelte or Vue.
Aren’t internship an opportunity for people to learn from experienced employees? Sounds like they are using you for cheap labour
Do the work I guess.
You are been exploited. Find another one …
You’re being used for cheap labor.
Basically what I did last summer, exact same scenario. Their only req was that they wanted the backend in Python.
Just take it step by step, I did a bit of research at first then decided a good stack would be Django and React.
Learned a lot in that internship honestly but the only issue was that I didn’t see it get deployed as they have very strict IT rules, so my mentors (researchers) said they can handle the deployment.
ChatGPT, YouTube, and Co-pilot will be your best friends
Some companies use interns to build their MVPs. Look up Joshua Fluke internship on YouTube lol
If you aren’t being paid, consider leaving. Though if you can afford it, stay. This is a good opportunity to learn.
nextjs, tailwind, prisma aws. you got it bro
It depends. How is your pay?
This happened to me. Pretty horrible experience. It was impossible to explain simple things to my team because they didn’t understand anything.
Just remember: everything you learn to do you get to post on all future resumes that you did as the highest position developer in your company.
Project lead? YUP just because you’re the only one there doesn’t need to be in the details!
Lead developer? YUP
Whatever other bullshit titles and projects you can tack onto your job while you’re there? Fuuuuuck yeaaaahhh.
As long as you learn it, you get to claim it now 🤷♂️ stack that resume to the sky my guy!
Sink or swim type moments, try to look into different tech stacks and see what fits best.
Situation like this will force you to learn, you’ll come out with some great skills after trialing different things.
Tell them that is the kind of work you do as a self-employed dev on the side, then say, “but hee? I’m just an intern.
Everyone keeps saying you’re being exploited but are you being paid?
Assuming you’re not literally working for free, this is a great opportunity to fuck around and find out.
If you’re unsuccessful, what are they going to do, fire you from your temporary position, with no salary, low. wages, and zero professional/career support?
You’ll learn more in one week than most beginners learn in months.
Don’t get too caught up on tech stack or choosing the right technologies (within reason) – most important thing is that you start building with some big boy/girl stakes involved.
Yea you’re being treated as a cheap hire, the good side you get experience and get to choose it, the bad side no one will teach you anything
Everyone’s already said the thing, you are being used for cheap labour but work through it for experience.
But also, name and shame (after you are done)
Do what you can. Learn as much as you can. Use this to increase your value for future employers. Delivering for the company who you are interning at is secondary – they obviously have no clue what they are doing.
Honestly just mail it in, maybe try to meet requirements but like don’t bust your ass over it— I feel like a company that’s doin shitty practices like this ain’t even worth the reference lol
If they just want a dashboard, consider making a quick dashboard on a bi platform: power bi, tableau, qlik, or whatever cloud platform the company is on has their own platform too.
It’s not as sexy though use a dashboard software. But it will allow you to work much faster than if you were trying to code things from scratch. Also, even with business intelligence dashboarding, there’s a significant amount of data manipulation needed, so you’ll be able to brush up on your SQL.
In the end, if it’s insufficient you can definitely go the full stack route.
Time to mess up the codebase and have zero repercussions!
are they paying you? its not an internship its just low pay or no pay job instead of hiring an employee.
You’re not an intern you’re a dev. Add it to your resume as such, and keep looking for work.