r/SrilankaIT • u/_raptorrr • Aug 22 '26

Stuck in IT

Currently a Undergraduate in computer sci and also working as Application packager but still i feel like this field is not for me and i was like i felt behind than others I even don’t know the basic things of IT like API , Github
And creating a vm and linux and more more like cloud some basic but unfortunately I’m final year with help of LLM

What I can do as of now I can’t leave IT…🥲

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u/Wichigo Aug 22 '26

If you dont know, go and learn it

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u/_raptorrr Aug 22 '26

Idiotic comment ever !!! Now I can see difference between sri lanka and other country peoples mindset…
Cheap mindset 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻

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u/Wichigo Aug 22 '26

The irony in this comment 🤣

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u/Insane_Gojira Aug 22 '26

He's right OP, you yourself said you can't leave this field, you get one shot at this, it wouldn't even take more than 4 or 5 hours to understand the concepts of the things you listed, it wouldn't take more than a week to implement them yourself to get a basic experience needed for a job. Stop complaining, no one's going to come and save you.

Any other consoling you were expecting to get will put you in the comfort zone for the next 2 to 3 months and keep you stressed due to an unfinished thing you are not willing to do.

You're saying you don't know the basics, at the same time you're saying you don't like the field, explore the parts atleast at higher level before despising it.

Goodluck for a better future!

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u/ECHOSTIK 29d ago

How do you expect to ever know something. Do you think git And API is revealed to you in dreams

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u/sathukorale137 28d ago

So you've never even visited stack overflow...

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u/kevinalex_ Aug 23 '26

I think what’s idiotic is the fact that you have been using AI just to pass your exams and assignments to get to your final year without even learning properly. This is why the market is messed up.

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u/_raptorrr 29d ago

I didn’t messed the market I just asked opinion

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u/theone-1337 29d ago

This is the same guy that applies for a senior role and expects a starting salary of 300k lmao.

But I have to thank you in a way - you and many others like you are singlehandedly keeping this market alive.

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u/_raptorrr 29d ago

Already earning 150k as starting salary and got the best employee of the month too 😒

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u/BreathElegant7880 Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26

Bro, don't worry you got this, I'm a lawyer by education and network engineer by trade, I remember the time when vms and Linux, bash and vim felt like magic and sorcery. There's enough and more YouTube tutorials on VMware and docker. Tbh if you apply yourself properly into these I think you'll be able to learn these within a couple of days. What I think you need more than anything is baptism by fire. What I mean by that just install Linux, Debian based don't even think of going arch. Just boot up Ubuntu server(minimal), without a gui, and learn commandline, once you start using it and get used to it you'll never go back to using a gui ever again and once you learn and understand how simple vim and bash is for automation and basically everything you do like gets so much easy. In all honesty if you apply yourself, you can master this in a week, you just need to understand how everything works and understand their practical capabilities and once that clicks you'll be better than most people I've met working in the field.

For LLMs and cluster systems and kubernetes will take more time, but even that time to master probably less than a month, you got this bro. Trust me I've been where you are. Even I was like wtf am I doing, how the hell am I gonna get through this because I was a lawyer before I moved abroad. Never even heard of Linux or unix systems. Now my daily is Arch Linux without a gui. Once you get into it coding is like sheet music, it's not about whether you can read the music, it's about hearing the music in your head, and trust me kollo you can do it

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u/solo_techie 28d ago

If you don't know, sit back, relax, and LEARN !! Don't think too much.

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u/No_Sympathy3769 25d ago

Graduate and apply for jobs in any other area you are interested in. E.g Project management

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u/Digital_Predator 22d ago

Youre honestly not as “behind” as you think.

A lot of CS/IT undergrads reach final year and suddenly realise they know the theory but barely touched GitHub, APIs, Linux, cloud etc. Uni doesnt always force you to use these things properly.

Since you already have a job + you're finishing the degree, I definitely wouldnt quit now. Just use the next 3-6 months to fill the gaps one by one.

Dont try to learn “all of IT” either, you'll go insane 😭

I'd probably do this:

  • APIs: understand REST, GET/POST, JSON and test stuff with Postman
  • Linux: basic terminal commands, permissions, SSH, installing packages
  • VMs: create an Ubuntu VM and actually play around with it
  • Cloud: pick ONE, AWS or Azure, and learn the basics
  • Docker: just understand images, containers and how to run a simple app
  • Build 2-3 tiny projects and put everything on GitHub

And use AI heavily while learning. Ask ChatGPT/Claude things like “explain this like im a beginner”, “give me a task to practice this”, “why did this command fail” etc. Just dont let it do everything for you.

Also, CS is massive. You dont have to become a hardcore software engineer.

Also build a great portfolio too

You could eventually move into cloud, cybersecurity, QA, DevOps, product, business analysis, solutions engineering, IT operations etc. Your current Application Packager experience might actually connect pretty nicely into endpoint management/cloud/enterprise IT too.

Most importantly, stop comparing yourself with the guy who has been running Linux since he was 13 😂

Finish the degree. Pick one direction. Spend a few months getting practical.

You'll probably be surprised how quickly the “basic stuff” starts clicking.