What is a waste of time when you are trying to develop your career as a software engineer?

The "waiting for build v1.99.69.420 to finish" screen.

- working primarily for money instead of trying to learn as much as possible
- working in a company, that doesn't align with your end goals, or a shitty company

@WildOrangutan Yes!! We can learn and explore lots of skill in IT field.

For me: fighting wars about stuff you just learned

- Working in a place where you can’t learn and progress
- working on a project you hate
- working with opinionated and arrogant people
- working in a company that thinks micromanaging is great, in other words people who don’t trust you

Certifications..

MCTS? Yes, you can read. But it doesn't say anything about you as a developer.

Please tell this to recruiters every single chance you get.

Meetings that could have been an email.