People often think that years of experience or the amount of code you've written make difference. But that's not how it works.
You can have 20+ years of experience and still know nothing.
What really makes a difference is what you work on and, more importantly, who you get to work with and learn from. That is what made the difference for me, always.
And that is one of the reasons why I created The Droid Club.
I just wanted a place where Android developers interested in AI could come together, explore what's happening, share what we're learning, and figure things out together. Like a learning club.
I genuinely believe this kind of environment can have a massive impact on your growth as an engineer.
You get exposed to ideas, tools, and perspectives you might never come across on your own. You learn from other people's experiences and mistakes, not just your own. You remove the noise, you focus on the right things.
It's one of the best shortcuts to becoming a better engineer.