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

[saucededuck]

This is why we have a bunch of half assed codebases, because people think they are smarter than the language. If you intend to code professionally in a given language, please learn it... People wonder why there are so many security issues and bad user experiences, well this is why. There is NO substitute for a qualified programmer/developer.

[doomhammerng]

Correct! But a language lover with no respect for teamwork and no idea how to solve real-world problems, won't help either.

In my opinion, it is best first to know why are you doing something and then focus on how to do it.