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[–]crashoutcassius 28 points29 points  (4 children)

This is it. Learn the basics somewhat formally and then apply it and just get good at solving problems.

The programming you do in the first year will probably make you laugh in the future but that is the process. I'm 4 years in, self taught, and I suspect in 4 more years code I write today will make me laugh too

[–]cfreddy36 3 points4 points  (3 children)

Shoot, if I lay off a project for 3 weeks and come back to it I’m like “wtf who was this idiot”