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I have spent about the same time honing my skills in this field, but rarely have I had a clear direction. I've rather just done stuff that I found interesting,
by troels 16y ago
I have spent about the same time honing my skills in this field, but rarely have I had a clear direction. I've rather just done stuff that I found interesting, which may or may not be directly applicable. Not really related to you main point, but I'm intrigued by the seemingly very different approaches we have.
In my experience, programming is only partly about computers and much more about the reality that you try to model with them. Understanding this reality requires knowledge that people will usually not label as "computer skills". So don't be afraid of picking up some knowledge about how businesses work - It will certainly make you a better programmer.
- kickme444 16y agoIt is interesting. For the first few years My education was very unstructured, I'd learn new stuff as I found out about it. I think after 3 or 4 years I started to get into the habit of reflecting and defining learning goals the day after new years. I really enjoyed this, it's about the only new years resolution I've ever been able to stick with. Last year I did this and bought my books and then never read them.