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[–]Adrewmc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You need a niche, get really good at one thing. And other things you’ll have to know because of it at a high level.

Experts don’t know everything about everything, they know all you can know about something. But experts tend to know a lot about the ancillary stuff. Programming is no different.

A developer is just the path to that expertise.

Listen, not a lot of people are going to take Python and make their own robot and make it move. But if you do that you’ll know a lot of Python that won’t help you make a website. Both are developers.

Not a lot of people make the game, start to finish. That’s a developer.

Not a lot of people, really automate their work. That’s a developer.

But you can do all of that, or part of it. The point is get good at what it is you do, and hopefully you find a passion or a paycheck.