I'm feeling a bit lost with conflicting advice on whether I should focus on building projects across various technologies or go deeper into a few. Right now, I know a little about quite a few things like React, Python, Node, and databases, but not enough to create a production-ready application without constantly googling. I'm considering picking one stack to master, but job listings seem to want experience with so many different technologies, which sends me into a panic. I'm trying to finish at least one full project before jumping to something new, but the allure of exploring shiny new things is hard to resist. I'm curious about what has worked for others who have navigated through this phase.
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When I first started, I was overwhelmed trying to learn every programming language at once. If I could go back, I'd tell myself to pick no more than two languages and really master them. Focus is key!
For me, it was all about Javascript and SQL, plus some bash scripting. With NPM, you can find libraries to solve most problems without too much hassle.
Honestly, even veterans still google things all the time! Just dive into building projects. You'll find that technologies are concepts applied differently, and once you get that, learning a language or framework becomes much easier.
I’d suggest adding a third language. Maybe Python for scripting, C for system-level stuff, and then an object-oriented language for modern applications.