Some Advice For All Aspiring Developers

I started programming 21 years ago, at the age of 12. I was lucky enough to have a father who was interested in IT and computer science. Although a nuclear physicist, he got into IT by accident and stayed there until his retirement. He had this magic book about assembly and the compiler that brought me into development. He is who I owe this to. But times were different back then. The internet was far from what it is today, and you learned a lot from books. And as a 12-year-old and later, I was far from really knowing what I was doing.

You, on the other hand, have a different foundation today. The internet is full of knowledge for you to consume, and it makes it way easier for you to get into development, no matter whether you are self-taught, a CS student, or going to a bootcamp. And for you I compiled this advice, hoping that it will help you on your journey. Take it as some of the most important things that I wish I had known back then when I started out.

Spend more time on the why

Ask yourself honestly why you want to learn to develop software. It is okay to go for the money. In many countries, software developers earn top salaries. But you should always be aware of your own motives.

If you constantly tell yourself you do it because you love it, while silently thinking that it’s…