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Discussion on: 5 Key Aspects of Learning a Programming Language

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Peter Harrison

The trick to learning a new language is just to jump in and start writing code. Look up code examples, use ChatGPT or whatever else to show you, and get your hands dirty doing something real. Better than spending years developing 'skills' with no real experience actually fighting. Ok; this attitude comes from martial arts. It is all well knowing the technique, but it means nothing if you don't have real one on one fighting a fully resisting opponent. Similarly real world development isn't about theory.

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Kaamkiya

The same applies to learning real-world languages (like French or Spanish or whatever else).

You have to immerse yourself in it. No, Duolingo won't cut it, like how bootcamps won't do the best job.

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Peter Harrison

Also the language today is just a small part. To write an app today there are usually multiple technologies to learn. Frankly life for developers has got harder, not easier.