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How did you get into coding/programming? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've always had trouble getting into coding/programming because I've never truly dedicated myself to it. Mostly, this is because I kinda always lose momentum to learn it. I'm a heavy FOSS user; I love coreboot/Libreboot and am interested in getting into firmware development. I've already helped test hardware for Libreboot and enjoy learning about firmware.

I have just started to cut out gaming from my life to focus more on this. Maybe I should start with Python? At the same time, though, I feel like I should start with C, but don't want to jump the gun too quick.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I mean im in tech and im on a dev team but I come from ops/admin and I while I get the idea of dev ops I still don't like calling it development because I simply do not have the 10k hours of coding experience. I work with and modify files in various languages and more often than not simply configuration files that are just a format. I sorta have the same feelings as you but I know I won't really get there unless im doing it the majority of the time over the course of a few years and I doubt that is going to happen.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

From someone who worked as a dev/engineer for a long time dont downplay DevOps as "not really development" most of what standard development is today is wiring together different services and building a UI on it. DevOps is a critical part of the impillar that is software development. Just because you're not writing the JS that renders the front end doesn't mean you're not developing for the product! Infrastructure is as important as UI!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

yeah the problem comes with recruiters. Its like I can't say I know python inside and out or am a python expert and a lot of times I get contacted for roles where at least they are aking for it. also I have utilized pipelines and troubleshooted but did not write them and such. Its like azure and aks. I have troubleshot like network issues but I can't say im an azure admin the way I used to be a windows admin a decade or so ago.