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I finished Intro to Python and then some Data Structures so I can't really comment on your position, but it certainly strikes me as analogous to medicine.
What is the human body but a bunch of asynchronous microservices, with doctors forced to interpret
tea leavespoor proxies for what's actually going on.Error Code: Patient turned yellow
But I did get over most of my imposter syndrome, though to be fair my clinical knowledge was severely lacking compared to my peers because I was depressed and phoning it in through med school. But I did get better, and can even plausibly claim to be above average (in my peer group), despite, like you, having no innate love for the subject. It took a lot of grinding and periods of utter despair, but eventually some of the shit sticks.
I second the other suggestions to look for jobs where you don't have to bash your head at a wall doing something you hate. It might be a bad time to be a programmer looking for a job, but from what I know, it's an innately cyclical industry and the odds of you being unemployed and uncomfortable are low. Maybe brush up your LinkedIn and open up to recruiters?
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