You can either reach out to some influencers and ask them to help them in their projects for free in exchange for receiving knowledge or you can head to some we

You can either reach out to some influencers and ask them to help them in their projects for free in exchange for receiving knowledge or you can head to some websites regarding the language you are planning to run. My personal suggestion would be to do both. Follow Scott Berkun - his blog, Twitter, he knows his stuff. You also need to some sites and courses to guide you throughout your journey. This article (https://blog.codegiant.io/5-best-websites-for-learning-programming-b7e8ebe9ff79 https://blog.codegiant.io/5-best-websites-for-learning-progr...) has some cool sites for learning programming. All in all, the best way to excel is to find a mentor.