Everything is becoming a huge database with some light interface stuck on top of it. Maybe you can apply your webdev skills in another industry. I think “ai” products will need webdev to sell and work.
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#12You could try joining a company that does webdev and something else you might enjoy. Then after a little time there doing webdev, get to know those in the other teams and see if you can get a chance to work with them.
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Thanks, I'll check it out.
This is free but it is Python 2.X not 3.X: codecademy.com/learn/learn-python It should teach you the basics of Python in a tutorial.
I believe there is the 3.x variant available [0]
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#14So you want to write spagetti in another language because webdev is getting too difficult? In my opinion one should strive to learn their craft well, and if you havent by now, you should very quickly educate yourself out of writing bad code. Otherwise it's a habit that keeps you feeling bad about you and your code and hold you at disadvantage against that competition you are so worried about.
But if you think a break in another domain would just magically make everything better, try becoming an expert in some obscure domain in some not-well reputed company. There most of your work will probably end up be muttering a few words in meetings and drinking coffee, with no one to tell you what to do as they dont really understand your domain.
There are a lot of codebases with really bad code that no one wants to take care of, so findind a gig like that would probably also pay you well.
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#15Have you considered analytics? I think of it as progression and you might want to continue the web-dev work with a new hire. They make a decent story together
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thanks, I'll check it out.
This is free but it is Python 2.X not 3.X: codecademy.com/learn/learn-python It should teach you the basics of Python in a tutorial.
I actually learnt programming 7 years ago with the codecademy Python class after a career in marketing. I'm now a confirmed Data Engineer. I feel blessed.
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#17- mobile / desktop apps. Very frontendy but less messy than web. - start a business yourself with your skills to build the mvp then hire people to do the front end work and move to core business work - build the mvp for another startup and move to core business work - do more BI stuff. BI people will hire you to make charts and shit. Then you can learn BI there. - make fake interfaces for movies ? - teach
Please don’t become a teacher if you’re not passionate about what you teach. It’d be a personal and social harm.
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#18Back end Python web development is a joy these days.
Depends who's code you have inherited. Agreed Python is a lot more pleasant than Javascript, but people still write some horrible stuff.
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#19Go to a smaller company. They are much slower on changing technology.
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#20There's a chance you may get stuck with React again due to React Native and Electron if you move to mobile or desktop apps. Maybe try transitioning to Full-Stack and eventually Backend?