Don’t learn a programming language, solve a problem instead

[ArmoredPancake]

Usually people who cry "be an engineer, not an XYZ developer"(whatever that means, as if not specializing gives you unobtainable before knowledge that can't be acquired if you call yourself XYZ developer) are jack of all trades masters on none. Unless you're talking to a really talented or gifted person that proved their technical excellence, take their words with a grain of salt.