You learn by doing. When you don't know how to do something, you research. \ I use targeted search terms to find exactly what I need. Very much a just-in-tim

You learn by doing. When you don't know how to do something, you research. \ I use targeted search terms to find exactly what I need. Very much a just-in-time approach. I don't try to learn everything about a particular language, tool, library, etc. I focus on exactly what I need to get the next step working. Of course, I often stumble across interesting materials that I read into deeply. As a hobbyist you can potentially end up knowing far more than a SWE professional. For many jobs you already need to be an expert in a particular niche in order to get hired. That's why getting that first job can often be so difficult.