If you're already reaching out like this then you're doing a lot right already. That being said, the one thing that you can't really replicate is getting hones

If you're already reaching out like this then you're doing a lot right already. That being said, the one thing that you can't really replicate is getting honest feedback about what you're doing at work. For example, you can learn all the design patterns, write the best code etc, but are you even working on the right problem? What are the assumptions that you've made that are incorrect? Is there a much simpler approach that'll get you there in one tenth of the time? These are thing things that experience may provide which no course or single book is going to give you. You basically need senior people to talk to. The most straightforward way to do this is to get a job which has this structure set up for you already. Otherwise make friends, go to meetups, do some networking and find some experienced people you can get some feedback from.