As a self-taught developer, what are your self-directed learning tips?

Re:As a self-taught developer, what are your self-directed l... by mcjoken on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @11:02AM (#37237125)

I appreciate the response.

"When I turned 30-ish and had a kid and a wife and a mortgage… I lost a metric ton of interest in computers and computing." - This is exactly what I've been feeling recently.

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Re:As a self-taught developer, what are your self-directed l... by skyzyx on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @02:03PM (#37239852)

Same here. I think what I realized is that coding is not a thing. Rather, it is a tool which enables you to do other things.

About 13 years in, I pivoted in two interesting ways.

1. I started looking far more at the backend, infrastructure, and how to design efficient end-to-end systems (from UX, through the stack, to the infrastructure).

2. I realized that I have a passion for building products that take complex things, and simplify them for the masses.

So, I was doing more "building", but I was also creating new "products". And that flipped a switch inside me.

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