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Can't start with programming except being into computer science (suppo.fi)
submitted 1 week ago by martti@suppo.fi to c/programming@programming.dev
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Ive been interested in computers for 4 years or so. And I love computer science concepts and free software. I know design difference between X11 and Wayland protocols, garbage collectors and other random facts i remembered.

But i have never done any serious programming. Only some little attempts at python, godot, c++, kotlin and so on. Idk why but when i have to do the actual programming i just dont know how, documentation feels unclear and those youtube programming courses also do not ensentivize it.

If someone here had similar problem, how did you solve it?

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[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

toward that senior dev level. But it’s not easy to replicate 3-5 years of on-the-job experience

5 years on the job doesn't remotely qualify you as a senior dev.

[–] beejjorgensen@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 week ago

Well, depends on the person. And I think the era--I'm getting the impression what it takes to be a dev in 2020 isn't quite the same as what it took in the 90s. But in any case, I said toward the senior dev level in that timeframe.