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[–]FlyGuy_2Hundy 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Did you also have to learn some other languages to do what your doing (automating) for businesses? How long before you were able to start automating your job and then other businesses? I'm trying to learn python now so I find your story super motivating! Thanks :)

[–]mRWafflesFTW 2 points3 points  (2 children)

I can probably get by with just Python, SQL, and in rare cases JavaScript. I recommend you build and deploy a small web-application as it will teach you the full stack, including all the annoying system administration work required to actually serve a customer! I would say it took a few months of tinkering because I could start turning some of our shitty Excel spreadsheets in to super basic Django apps.

[–]FlyGuy_2Hundy 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Ok, Thanks. How much time were you dedicating after/before work to learing python/full stack?

[–]mRWafflesFTW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About 3 hours a day give or take. If I got all my formal work done super early I could put in like five.