# Journey Through a Dev Degree Intern's First Placement

DevFeed: [Journey Through a Dev Degree Intern's First Placement](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/journey-through-a-dev-degree-intern-s-first-placement-1367.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shopify.engineering/dev-degree-intern-journey>)

Author: Carmela Leung

Published: 2021-10-01T17:00:01Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering.md>), [Shopify Engineering - Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering-shopify-engineering.md>)

Topics: [Shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shopify.md>), [Back end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [bridgetown](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bridgetown.md>), [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>), [Front end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/frontend.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [career](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/career.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [learning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learning.md>), [ruby](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ruby.md>), [shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shopify.md>)

## AI overview

A Dev Degree student describes her first placement as a back-end developer on Shopify's Docs & API Libraries team. She reflects on learning Ruby, databases, and front-end development, while sharing lessons about gradual learning, imposter syndrome, asking for help, and the value of representation.

## Source excerpt

Carmela, Dev Degree student, shares how she learned to appreciate the stages of learning, dispel the myth of the "real developer", combat imposter syndrome by asking for help, and the power of valuing representation.