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Discussion on: I think there is too much to learn in programming

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Spyros Argalias

There is too much to learn, but the same applies in any industry. If anything, in programming, you can know far less before you can get a job (compared to a 3 year university degree).

In fact, a friend of mine started learning a few months ago and he's doing really well. He should be able to get a job soon.

My advice is to start learning only what you need. Everything else can come after. You don't need to know everything to be a good programmer. You just need to be good at a few things, such as HTML, CSS, SASS, JavaScript (if you're doing front end). Know the basics of some other things, such as git, security, accessibility. Make a small portfolio of anywhere from 1 to 3 projects (some courses go through projects as well). Then, you can start as a junior developer and keep learning from there :).

You still have to work hard though :). It takes many years to get good at any field.