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30 May 2025 · 1 min

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Nick Taylor reflects on what he'd tell his younger self about his career as a developer. He discusses whether his university degree mattered for his first job, his focus on rugby, and why he wouldn't change the past despite the struggles.

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If you can go back in time and tell young Nick Taylor anything about his career, what would it be?
Honestly, I wouldn't change anything. And it's not to sound cheesy or anything, but I wouldn't be where I am today because of the things I've done. Like, I could say stuff like sleep more, maybe don't play with a broken ankle in a rugby game, maybe, I don't know, stuff like that. But in general, I went to university and I didn't apply myself as much in university. It was only after I focused honestly more on rugby, but I graduated. But I think I could have maybe applied myself more in university, but honestly, it didn't really change anything career-wise. I got asked for my first job if I had a degree. After that, it wasn't really brought up ever. So not too much, you know, kind of like Back to the Future stuff. Don't want to change the future.