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Discussion on: Every developer is self taught

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sheriffderek

Bravo!

My view is currently that everyone is self-taught: but that they find the scenarios where they can 'create knowledge' differently.

Sometimes it's trial and error, repetition, a guide, a mentor, someone who pushes you to think, seeing how other people think, projects, situations you didn't expect.

The materials and teachers can be different. Sometimes the teacher is a mean person who downvoted your questions, or a friend at a meetup or a college professor - but that only YOU can learn. We as teachers (through whatever medium) can only provide the situation / the context / the opportunity and the support for YOU to learn.