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I think this comes down to "shit is hard" and "a quick tutorial isn't going to make you an expert". There are too many people after instant gratification these
by bwarp 15y ago
I think this comes down to "shit is hard" and "a quick tutorial isn't going to make you an expert". There are too many people after instant gratification these days.
After 10 years of writing code, I felt that I had a basic understanding of how things were and what felt right and what didn't. Now on year 22, I feel I know what I'm doing but still tread carefully.
- rfelix2121 15y agoExactly.
- greenyoda 15y agoTen years seems about right. Peter Norvig wrote a wonderful article, "Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years" -- http://norvig.com/21-days.html http://norvig.com/21-days.html -- which is a reaction to people who claim that you can "Learn X in 21 Days". Another well-known rule of thumb is that it takes 10000 hours of practice to become good at something (e.g., programming, playing a musical instrument, etc.).