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Good developers learn to program. Most courses teach a language
A bootcamp can teach you the syntax of a language in six weeks. The part that takes a decade is everything else: where the seams go, where the data flows, which decisions you are stuck with for the life of the codebase. This is a senior developer's argument for what learners should actually be looking for, after…
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Software EngineeringLife, Learning & Writing2026
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | Good developers learn to program. Most courses teach a language by andsoitis | 131 | 77 |
