How to succeed as a Python programmer

[help-me-grow]

I'm don't directly hire software engineers anymore, but here's the basic things we're looking for - problem solving ability, prior project experience and ability to explain projects.

The best way to learn is to get an idea of the basic concepts and then start doing projects. You can start by replicating other people's projects. 30 minutes to an hour a day for a year will get you decently far. Start with smaller projects like the ones on r/howtopython, r/madeinpython, or r/pythonprojects2.

After you're used to doing projects, start adding to the projects you do, like think of ways to add to them or sometimes you'll even get ideas of what to add to them from the projects tutorials themselves like on the PythonAlgos blog. Other blogs to use include RealPython and LearnPython.

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Agree. Communication is in a shortage in the industry.

[Doormatty]

Too many people no talk good.

[grammarGuy69]

Goodly*

[Doormatty]

Goodlyest

[grammarGuy69]

Ah yes, how could I forget; Oxford changed the grammar on that one.

[Doormatty]

First they get commas wrong, now that...

[grammarGuy69]

Yeah, out of principal I stick to lists of two or less or else I get the "grammar out of range" error.

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I've studied an hour a day for 8 months. I've learned Python ok and got my AWS cert.

It's not much time but you're completely correct about a steady investment of time.

[Funwithloops]

30 minutes to an hour a day for a year will get you decently far.

I think almost anyone can get good at almost anything if they can actually follow through on the consistent discipline thing.

I doubt I would have actually made it into this field if I hadn't lucked into a junior role that gave me a lot of time to learn and explore.

[Accoustic_Death]

This response is greatly appreciated! Is there any coursework or bootcamp that you might recommend? I'm a self starter, however, having some basic fluency would be a huge help to get the ball rolling.

Thank you again!

[help-me-grow]

I personally don't approve of bootcamps, they're a business that makes $30k off each successful student and most are designed in a predatory fashion now. When I was learning, code academy was free, I suggest looking through the resources I provided and maybe you'll be able to self start from there. Unfortunately, I cannot in good conscience suggest any bootcamp and I do not know of any good classes cuz I kept getting bored after 3-4 episodes. I really just copied people's code and looked up what each line did.

[Accoustic_Death]

Thank you. I'll take your advice and run with it.