I learned to code in the early 90's. On the one hand it was more difficult because of the lack of sources. On the other hand you had one or two sources and yo

I learned to code in the early 90's. On the one hand it was more difficult because of the lack of sources. On the other hand you had one or two sources and you had to spend a great deal of your time to actually understand things and not copy paste with fingers crossed. The frameworks were easier (there were none :)) and everyone was using the same thing. The community you find on SO today is sometimes vastly more toxic that back then (especially in Go). I felt the toxicity only maybe 8 years ago, before that the interactions were normal. So it probably depends on your language, need for speedy learning, etc. I am an amateur so I love the fact that there are opiniated frameworks, IoTs you just use without the need to build them first, etc. It is just that the amount of information and possibilities can be overwhelming