+1 for wikiwiki (interesting discussions of issues I was concerned about that I could not find addressed anywhere else); and stackoverflow (for issues that docu

+1 for wikiwiki (interesting discussions of issues I was concerned about that I could not find addressed anywhere else); and stackoverflow (for issues that documentation isn't clear on). I would suggest that the hardest part of programming is not coding, not learning APIs/tools, not managing projects or other people - and not even getting clear on specifications. It's understanding problems and creating solutions; this often requires designing new algorithms, but it also involves restating problems into forms that are easier to solve. Arguably, there is no actual coding in this. But the way to be absurdly successful and useful is to find a need and meet it. The quality of programming (in itself) is of almost zero relevance to this.