[benopal64]

Agreed. The more unique situations I program in, whether it is new people I am building software for or whether I am building on a new tech stack, the more I realize why so many packages and solutions exist in pip and npm.

Coding new solutions in new ways has helped me learn so much. Getting a career that supports that was one of the biggest catalysts for me (unsurprisingly), however, attempting to code anything is certainly beneficial.

[j45]

Getting started in any way, keeping going, keeping growing is the key.

Self-taught developers are equally as formidable and can be found at or near the top of any company and required on balanced teams with “formally” educated developers.

Different styles of thinking, both are required on a successful team.