Re:Ask HN: A total beginner asking for advice
by conductr on Thursday December 03, 2020 @11:44AM
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Do you know for sure those topics are best first step? I'd argue they likely are not. Pick a language and buy the $10-20 udemy course. Javascript is popular, but I think it gets confusing fast and something like Python, Ruby/Rails, or even PHP is best place to start.
Spend any time on HN, or around entrepreneurial developers, and you'll learn we all realize programming is a skill but it doesn't create a business. If you're trying to do that, put your marketing chops to use first. Learning technology could take weeks or likely months. It's not a productive first step if you are serious. Topics like CI/CD are not necessary at all.
Re:Ask HN: A total beginner asking for advice
by akudha on Thursday December 03, 2020 @11:46AM
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Golang is a good option too. It is very small and he/she doesn’t even need to learn advanced concepts in the beginning. Much better than banging head with JavaScript
Spend any time on HN, or around entrepreneurial developers, and you'll learn we all realize programming is a skill but it doesn't create a business. If you're trying to do that, put your marketing chops to use first. Learning technology could take weeks or likely months. It's not a productive first step if you are serious. Topics like CI/CD are not necessary at all.