Learning programming is worth it?

[crnack]

There are people who will do something because they love it and some that want money. The best way is to combine those two.

hahaha if youre looking for passion try painting or something that is cheap, not fucking commercial programming

 

[crnack]

Kind of the way of the programmer you kind of have the two extremes the people who get paid big money and do small to medium work then the next people who work crazy and get paid tiny money for it.

same with everything, just keep your self esteem high and charge as much as possible, be a baller

 

[Witzalron]

Programming as a freelancer, what about that?

 

[crnack]

Programming as a freelancer, what about that?

good job, just remember people will count every minute of your work, but you can make 200 or 300 usd per day in 3 years

 

[TomTheCat]

good job, just remember people will count every minute of your work, but you can make 200 or 300 usd per day in 3 years

I remember that I've managed to make $50 in like 1-2 minutes for a one line code as a freelancer.

 

[UpwardDescent]

It says style sheet language.
Don't play a moron.

For money I would go with PHP.

PHP is a powerful language as it's so damn quick to program things with, which is excellent if you're working alone on different projects.
But it's looked down upon by programmers and you'll have a hard time getting hired as a PHP dev.

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You won't get far with CSS alone.

 

[JonSnowtr]

Pros: it can be very lucrative if you're creative and work on creating something big.
Cons: Heavy competition. Everyone in India knows programing and they work for $5/hour.

 

[msyaz]

No. Learn other skills which require lesser time and brain energy to acquire and allows you to make decent amount of money in the long term.

 

[homchange]

It says style sheet language.
Don't play a moron.

For money I would go with PHP.

Why ?

 

[crnack]

PHP is a powerful language as it's so damn quick to program things with, which is excellent if you're working alone on different projects.
But it's looked down upon by programmers and you'll have a hard time getting hired as a PHP dev.


You won't get far with CSS alone.

Im a product developer and CEO so why would I worry about some hiring, for real. Try to get a job as a data scientist. Now thats difficult.

CSS can be skipped. You learn it on the way without too much focus.

No. Learn other skills which require lesser time and brain energy to acquire and allows you to make decent amount of money in the long term.

Copywriting definitely easier to begin with.

Pros: it can be very lucrative if you're creative and work on creating something big.
Cons: Heavy competition. Everyone in India knows programing and they work for $5/hour.

Just say youre not from india and they will be happy to work with you.

 

[TomTheCat]

No. Learn other skills which require lesser time and brain energy to acquire and allows you to make decent amount of money in the long term.

If we look at the top 10 billionaires from https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/new-richest-dude.1345388/, 6 out of 10, made their billions with programming stuff.

 

[crnack]

If we look at the top 10 billionaires from https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/new-richest-dude.1345388/, 6 out of 10, made their billions with programming stuff.

Yeah, but they were product designers, innovators and big thinkers. They were not low ballers.

 

[UpwardDescent]

Im a product developer and CEO so why would I worry about some hiring, for real. Try to get a job as a data scientist. Now thats difficult.

Sure, but keep in mind that the majority of devs are looking to get hired.

But like I wrote in my previous post, if you're looking to get started and go fast, then I think PHP is a great language (unpopular opinion in the dev circles though), especially if you know some JS.

 

[crnack]

Sure, but keep in mind that the majority of devs are looking to get hired.

But like I wrote in my previous post, if you're looking to get started and go fast, then I think PHP is a great language (unpopular opinion in the dev circles though), especially if you know some JS.

Hahaha. But every dev will say php frameworks are better than js cause js cant join tables.

 

[noellarkin]

I'm a rookie but learning coding and using it for automation and scaling has saved my life.

 

[TomTheCat]

Yeah, but they were product designers, innovators and big thinkers. They were not low ballers.

Is also about investment. If I make a small fortune from programming, is best to invest it in other's people projects or acquire the products/ideas they have a take it from there to make a big fortune.

 

[crnack]

Is also about investment. If I make a small fortune from programming, is best to invest it in other's people projects or acquire the products/ideas they have a take it from there to make a big fortune.

Being a venture capitalist is some idea but you need to be really good at due dilligence. Eventually you will come into the conclusion it's often better to find a SaaS in demand and promote it heavily.

 

[msyaz]

If we look at the top 10 billionaires from https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/new-richest-dude.1345388/, 6 out of 10, made their billions with programming stuff.

Not everyone can be billionaires. Just fyi, most of the billionaires you see on the list are not mere programmers. They are software developers. Theres a huge difference actually. And Bezos did not develop Amazon, he hired other developers to do it.

If programming can really turn many people into billionaires, you wouldnt see a huge oversupply of programmers begging for jobs and projects on freelance platforms and companies.

A realistic goal for most people would be to earn decent long term income. Perhaps 6 figures USD in a year.

There are easier path to reach that goal than learning programming which is extremely time consuming and brain exhausting.

 

[Witzalron]

Programming is not lucrative if you are a beginner and willing to work, because rivalry is present everywhere. Thus, don't hope to achieve employment at the very beginning. Bosses are always looking for 'experienced' ones and who have achieved specialization in this field. Working for 9-5 is undesirable - health problems, severity in family ties, wrist and finger pain, dark circles with swollen, drowsy eyes and probably much more.

 

[Witzalron]

If we look at the top 10 billionaires from https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/new-richest-dude.1345388/, 6 out of 10, made their billions with programming stuff.

Selling the soul is how they become millionaire, not because they are hardworking or talented. You can too, become rich and famous with this method. The first microsoft product was sold for $666, the first apple product was sold for $666.