Embracing New Methods and Concepts: A Developer’s Journey to Growth

<p>Hey there, fellow devs! Ever found yourself staring at a new coding method or concept, feeling like it&rsquo;s some sort of cryptic puzzle? And in that moment, you can&rsquo;t help but think,&nbsp;<em>&ldquo;Why not stick to the trusty old for loop? It gets the job done, right?&rdquo;</em></p> <blockquote> <p>Overcoming the Urge to Avoid Learning New Concepts</p> </blockquote> <p><img alt="Growing knowedge" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:630/1*iGoYB0w75K_3A2WoLQadbw.jpeg" style="height:700px; width:700px" /></p> <p>Embracing New Methods and Concepts</p> <p>I used to be just like that. Comfort zones were my best friends. New concepts? Nah, thanks! But then, one day, I had an epiphany. I realized that sticking to what I knew was holding me back. It was like staying on level one of a game when there&rsquo;s a whole world out there to explore.</p> <p>So, I decided to break out of that comfort zone. And boy, did it pay off! Let me tell you about a time when I decided to use some nifty libraries and built-in methods instead of my usual for loops. It was a game-changer.</p> <p>I was working on a personal project, and the task was to process a massive dataset of user profiles, each containing various attributes like name, age, email, and more. My initial approach was to loop through it with a for loop, something like this</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@hamidazim321/embracing-new-methods-and-concepts-a-developers-journey-to-growth-e0b72fa85f8d">Read More</a></p>