The best advice for beginner programmers.

Key Takeaways

You should focus on becoming a problem solver first and a programmer second. At the end of the day, what makes a great software engineer is someone that can solve problems, someone who can get stuff done, who can figure it out. If you've worked at a tech company before, then you know there's always one or two people on your team who are just the go-to guys, the people who can get stuff done. Yes, they have a lot of experience. They know how to code. They've probably worked in tons of different languages, but it doesn't even matter what the problem is. You know that if you give it to them, they're going to figure it out. And that's because they're a great problem solver and that's the core skill set they've worked on pretty much their entire life. It doesn't matter what the issue is. A lot of times even if it's not related to software development, they can figure out a solution because that's what they've trained their brains how to do. So don't get too attached to a particular language or a framework or some new tool set that you're using. Really just focus on training your brain to solve difficult problems, becoming obsessed with doing that and just figuring stuff out. Being the person who can get stuff done no matter what and who can transition easily into different tools because at the end of the day that's all they are.