A comment at the bottom seemed relevant and funny: You need 10 years to be an expert programmer but what if someone is just trying to put together a prototype?

A comment at the bottom seemed relevant and funny: You need 10 years to be an expert programmer but what if someone is just trying to put together a prototype? ...reads like "You need 10 years to be a surgeon but what if someone is just trying to open up a patient?" I think 10 years is pessimistic, 2 years feels about right, but I don't think the time is really the point of this page. You just can't rush learning, or expect to get a job after reading one of those books that sell a quick solution. It takes time, longer than you think it will, which is funny again considering how much I've experienced underestimating timelines in the past.