There’s a saying:
“Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.”
Wise words particularly for new developers. By far, the most common questions I get about becoming a developer relate to getting started… what languages to learn, courses to take, tools to install, etc.
But, the truth is…
Picking “right”, on any of these questions, is not what separates successful developers from unsuccessful ones. It’s having A plan and executing on it, not spending forever devising the “perfect” plan.
Take Lynda.com, for example.
When Lynda Weinman first started the site back in 1995, it was built to let her communicate with people who’d bought here book, Designing Web Graphics. By 1997, it morphed into a sales site for in-person classes.
It wasn’t until the dot-com crash that they considered doing online video.
In 2001, after the crash, business started to slow up.
They were forced to lay off 75% of their staff.
And, THAT’S when Lynda.com, as you probably know it, was born. Then, in April of 2015, it was acquired by LinkedIn for 1.5 billion. Point is, her plan wasn’t perfect. But, she got started.
And evolved and adapted along the way.
THAT is the name of the game.
So, early on in your career, you should be dabbling.
Trying all sorts of things to figure out what you really enjoy…
And, what you’re really good at.
ACTION brings clarity… not endlessly thinking and re-thinking.
In any case, this is why SkillShare is so appealing to me, especially for new developers. Unlike Udemy and other similar sites, you get access to the entire library of courses for a low monthly fee.
So, you can dabble without worrying about wasting a bunch of money.
Or, obsessing over which courses to take.
It’s like the “Netflix for online learning”…
And, a perfect fit for today’s constantly-evolving technology environment.
Anyway, if you wanna give it a try and get FULL access to all 21,000 courses, including my own web development curriculum, I can give you an *exclusive* 2-month free trial of the site.
Link with all the details on that are here: https://johnmorrisonline.com/skillshare.
Later,
John