Work with code you didn’t write. Jump into unfamiliar code and fix problems and improve it. Don’t worry about learning languages first — if you know a couple of

Work with code you didn’t write. Jump into unfamiliar code and fix problems and improve it. Don’t worry about learning languages first — if you know a couple of languages already you can probably read others with help from reference materials. Lots of legacy code out there. Learn how businesses work (known as domain knowledge). Ask questions, listen to non-programmers. Domain expertise plus technical skills make you more valuable to employers and clients.