I feel hopeless at times that I'll never approach being 'A' status especially knowing that I have many peers my age that are already far and away better than me.
There are many people who learned to code starting age 4 or 5 who are having rings run round them by people who learned to code in their 20s or even 30s. Age and experience are only components in a much larger, more complex equation.
While I can't provide much advice on becoming an "A" player, in terms of your outlook, stay eager, stay positive, and stay curious. People quit or fall into ruts all of the time (let's see where many of the dot com era folks ended up..) and still being "in the game" counts for a lot over the years. Everyone has doubts or moments where they feel out of their depth.. you just gotta keep plugging on.
There are many people who learned to code starting age 4 or 5 who are having rings run round them by people who learned to code in their 20s or even 30s. Age and experience are only components in a much larger, more complex equation.
While I can't provide much advice on becoming an "A" player, in terms of your outlook, stay eager, stay positive, and stay curious. People quit or fall into ruts all of the time (let's see where many of the dot com era folks ended up..) and still being "in the game" counts for a lot over the years. Everyone has doubts or moments where they feel out of their depth.. you just gotta keep plugging on.