Programming languages are overrated!

“Most People” go on to learn to use programming languages and frameworks rather than learning the core concepts of how a particular platform (say the web) works. “They” do not go on to learn how code gets executed in a programming language they rather…

“Most People” go on to learn to use programming languages and frameworks rather than learning the core concepts of how a particular platform (say the web) works. “They” do not go on to learn how code gets executed in a programming language they rather pay more attention to learn how to code.

I’ll support my opinion with an analogy to convince you – if you teach a person how to catch fish using a spear, the person would catch the fish and use the fish for nutrition but if you teach a person how exactly a spear works, or in other words, teach them the craft to use any weapon, the person would be able to feed himself for his whole life; even id the fish disappear, the person would be able to hunt other animals for food.

Such is programming you teach a person how to write a timer in JavaScript, he will be able to sell that timer code for some money once; but if you teach the person how does programming and problem solving work at its core, the person will be able to feed himself for life. What I wanted to express via this short article is that – don’t go after learning more and more “programming languages”, go after learning how a particular niche works IN DEPTH.

If you know the concepts well you can easily implement the system design easily in code. As very less people learn these concepts, it is an opportunity for you to become one of the top programmers in a niche.


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