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Programming is no different than any other discipline. You aren't going to be an expert in anything in only 3 years. Expert physician? Wont even be out of resid

Programming is no different than any other discipline. You aren't going to be an expert in anything in only 3 years. Expert physician? Wont even be out of residency yet. Expert car mechanic? No way. Expert troll on hacker news? Maybe.

rajangdavis 8y ago
I think it is possible to be a React.js or Vue.js expert within 3 years (they've only been around for 5 years), but expert knowledge with these libraries also requires some fundamental knowledge of Javascript and the DOM that I believe can be learned in parallel with these libraries. I think generally you are correct, but these might be the exceptions to the rule.
- baroffoos 8y ago
  You could be a vue expert in only a few months if you already know programming and web development. In my experience vue only adds a few things on top of javascript which are incredibly helpful but not complex to understand.
segmondy 8y ago
Expert car mechanic doesn't take 3 yrs. I went from knowing nothing about cars to building my first race car in 2 years in my late teen years and that's without the wealth of knowledge I can find online today. ... and not just jamming a bigger v8 engine, but slamming a turbo on a 4 banger and not blowing up the engine and shaving almost 3 seconds off the stock 1/4 mile times, with limited budget too. Something I see with most IT folks is that they think they are so special and feel very threatened when other's can learn what they can and faster too. Being an expert in 3 years is possible in most fields, all you need is dedication and deliberate practice. We are not special, let's get over it. The only crap getting in the way of youngster's today is filtering out the noise since there's too much crap. But once they sort it out, they will move 10x faster than most of us old timers ever did.
- goatlover 8y ago
  > Being an expert in 3 years is possible in most fields, all you need is dedication and deliberate practice. Do you have anything other than a personal anecdote to back that up? > But once they sort it out, they will move 10x faster than most of us old timers ever did. So instead of 36 months, youngsters today can become experts in most fields in 3.6 months? That sounds preposterous. I assume you think that because of the internet and modern tech enabling much faster learning. But then old timers have access to the same tech and knowledge. So why can't they move just as fast?

rajangdavis 8y ago

I think it is possible to be a React.js or Vue.js expert within 3 years (they've only been around for 5 years), but expert knowledge with these libraries also requires some fundamental knowledge of Javascript and the DOM that I believe can be learned in parallel with these libraries. I think generally you are correct, but these might be the exceptions to the rule.

baroffoos 8y ago
You could be a vue expert in only a few months if you already know programming and web development. In my experience vue only adds a few things on top of javascript which are incredibly helpful but not complex to understand.

segmondy 8y ago

Expert car mechanic doesn't take 3 yrs. I went from knowing nothing about cars to building my first race car in 2 years in my late teen years and that's without the wealth of knowledge I can find online today. ... and not just jamming a bigger v8 engine, but slamming a turbo on a 4 banger and not blowing up the engine and shaving almost 3 seconds off the stock 1/4 mile times, with limited budget too. Something I see with most IT folks is that they think they are so special and feel very threatened when other's can learn what they can and faster too. Being an expert in 3 years is possible in most fields, all you need is dedication and deliberate practice. We are not special, let's get over it. The only crap getting in the way of youngster's today is filtering out the noise since there's too much crap. But once they sort it out, they will move 10x faster than most of us old timers ever did.

goatlover 8y ago
> Being an expert in 3 years is possible in most fields, all you need is dedication and deliberate practice. Do you have anything other than a personal anecdote to back that up? > But once they sort it out, they will move 10x faster than most of us old timers ever did. So instead of 36 months, youngsters today can become experts in most fields in 3.6 months? That sounds preposterous. I assume you think that because of the internet and modern tech enabling much faster learning. But then old timers have access to the same tech and knowledge. So why can't they move just as fast?