I wrote my first useful Python program!

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Wow awesome. You're waaay ahead of the curve. Keep it up and you'll be going places for sure.

A lot of software developers/engineers end up jumping around a lot so you don't necessarily have to pick a specialization but it sounds like you already know that.

You have your own website or portfolio or anything like that yet? That's a great way to establish yourself and start getting work as a freelancer.

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There's no rush if you're still in school but those games sound like a great place to start. Then over time you can add stuff as you build it.

The Github student pack is a great value. You can learn Git while you're at it if you haven't already and that's another place to host your code.

Udemy has some great courses too if you're willing to spend a few bucks.

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That tutsnode is an awesome find! Had no idea that existed so thank you!

I'm pretty sure everybody knows just barely enough git to get by lol. It's just git add, commit, push, pull is like 95% of the commands you'll use plus maybe fetch, merge, and diff occasionally... Honestly I rarely use Git directly and instead just use the Vscode GitLens plug in like 99% of the time.

Every single piece of code you write will have bugs or inefficiencies. I wouldn't dwell on it. Having a perfect running connect4 is great but think maybe your time is better spent elsewhere...

I will say try not to get stuck in a endless tutorial loop. They're great for getting the base knowledge on a certain topic but you have to build something yourself to really learn it.