Many years ago, as a senior computer science student, I spent my days browsing through various job postings online, hoping to find a suitable internship position as a programmer.

In addition to intern positions, I would occasionally click on the ads for “senior engineer” positions. Looking back on those ads now, what struck me most, besides the dazzling technical jargon, was the often first-line requirement for years of experience: “This position requires 5+ years of experience”.

As a complete novice who had never worked a day in the field, these experience requirements seemed excessive. But while I was feeling a bit discouraged, I couldn’t help but fantasize, “A programmer with five years of experience must be really impressive, right? Is writing code as easy as eating cookies for them?”

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