u/AgustinEditev

I need an opinion on choosing my career.

I'm afraid of AI and the saturated job market.

I'm from Nicaragua.

I speak Spanish and English at a B2-C1 level (at least reading and some listening, but I get quite confused when speaking).

My computer: Macbook Air M1, 8GB RAM, and an external 1TB NVME PCIe 3.0 SSD.

Basically, I was something like a vibe coder (not 100%, I practiced the fundamentals and it helped me correct many things).

I resumed my studies with Rust in a course as my first language (or at least the first one I'll learn completely; previous Java and C# courses were for introduction to programming).

I've studied fundamentals, control flow, functions, ownership, collections, structs, and enums.

Because AI is too expensive and it's basically impossible for me to afford it now that GitHub Copilot is switching to pay-per-use. I've always enjoyed programming and video editing, and I have the following options:

Programming:

- Rust (It's what I like best)

- Python (for ease of use and job market)

- Swift (because I have a Mac and an iPhone, and maybe I can do something for myself knowing that and find work somehow).

Video Editing:

DaVinci Resolve (I love it, but my hardware makes it difficult to use professionally)

Final Cut or Apple Creator Studio (For Apple optimization)

I should emphasize that I have a very small budget; salaries are very low in my country, which is why I was only paying for GitHub Copilot, but I think I'll have to cancel it.

For those wondering: I somehow managed to adapt vibe coding to a serious company, and yes, I've made a lot of mistakes in my apps, but suddenly (especially with Claude Opus) I managed to create amazing things—Android apps, Rust apps, and so on. But now, I'm at the company and I'd like to learn Rust to continue working here; otherwise, I'll be out of a job, haha ​​:(.

What do you recommend?

I need an opinion on choosing my career.

I'm afraid of AI and the saturated job market.

I'm from Nicaragua.

I speak Spanish and English at a B2-C1 level (at least reading and some listening, but I get quite confused when speaking).

My computer: Macbook Air M1, 8GB RAM, and an external 1TB NVME PCIe 3.0 SSD.

Basically, I was something like a vibe coder (not 100%, I practiced the fundamentals and it helped me correct many things).

I resumed my studies with Rust in a course as my first language (or at least the first one I'll learn completely; previous Java and C# courses were for introduction to programming).

I've studied fundamentals, control flow, functions, ownership, collections, structs, and enums.

Because AI is too expensive and it's basically impossible for me to afford it now that GitHub Copilot is switching to pay-per-use. I've always enjoyed programming and video editing, and I have the following options:

Programming:

- Rust (It's what I like best)

- Python (for ease of use and job market)

- Swift (because I have a Mac and an iPhone, and maybe I can do something for myself knowing that and find work somehow).

Video Editing:

DaVinci Resolve (I love it, but my hardware makes it difficult to use professionally)

Final Cut or Apple Creator Studio (For Apple optimization)

I should emphasize that I have a very small budget; salaries are very low in my country, which is why I was only paying for GitHub Copilot, but I think I'll have to cancel it.

For those wondering: I somehow managed to adapt vibe coding to a serious company, and yes, I've made a lot of mistakes in my apps, but suddenly (especially with Claude Opus) I managed to create amazing things—Android apps, Rust apps, and so on. But now, I'm at the company and I'd like to learn Rust to continue working here; otherwise, I'll be out of a job, haha ​​:(.

What do you recommend?

Necesito una opinión sobre mi elección de carrera.

Me preocupa la IA y la saturación del mercado laboral.

Soy de Nicaragua.

Hablo español e inglés a un nivel B2-C1 (al menos leo y escucho algo, pero me confundo bastante al hablar).

Mi ordenador: Macbook Air M1, 8 GB de RAM y un SSD externo NVMe PCIe 3.0 de 1 TB.

Básicamente, era un programador principiante (no del todo, practicaba los fundamentos y eso me ayudó a corregir muchas cosas).

Retomé mis estudios con Rust en un curso como mi primer lenguaje (o al menos el primero que aprenderé por completo; los cursos anteriores de Java y C# fueron de introducción a la programación).

He estudiado fundamentos, control de flujo, funciones, propiedad, colecciones, estructuras y enumeraciones.

Como la IA es demasiado cara y ahora que GitHub Copilot va a ser de pago por uso, me resulta prácticamente imposible costearla. Siempre me ha gustado programar y editar vídeos, y tengo las siguientes opciones:

Programación:

• Rust (es mi lenguaje favorito)

• Python (por su facilidad de uso y sus perspectivas laborales)

• Swift (porque tengo un Mac y un iPhone, y quizás pueda emprender algo por mi cuenta sabiendo esto y encontrar trabajo).

Edición de vídeo:

• DaVinci Resolve (me encanta, pero mi hardware dificulta su uso profesional)

• Final Cut o Apple Creator Studio (para optimización en Apple)

Debo recalcar que tengo un presupuesto muy ajustado; los salarios son muy bajos en mi país, por eso solo pagaba por GitHub Copilot, pero creo que tendré que cancelarlo.

Para quienes se lo pregunten: de alguna manera logré adaptar la programación informal a una empresa seria, y sí, he cometido muchos errores en mis aplicaciones, pero de repente (sobre todo con Claude Opus) logré crear cosas increíbles: aplicaciones para Android, aplicaciones en Rust, etc. Ahora estoy en la empresa y me gustaría aprender Rust para seguir trabajando aquí. Si no, me quedaré sin trabajo, jaja :(

¿Qué me recomiendas?

I need an opinion on choosing my career.

I'm afraid of AI and the saturated job market.

I'm from Nicaragua.

I speak Spanish and English at a B2-C1 level (at least reading and some listening, but I get quite confused when speaking).

My computer: Macbook Air M1, 8GB RAM, and an external 1TB NVME PCIe 3.0 SSD.

Basically, I was something like a vibe coder (not 100%, I practiced the fundamentals and it helped me correct many things).

I resumed my studies with Rust in a course as my first language (or at least the first one I'll learn completely; previous Java and C# courses were for introduction to programming).

I've studied fundamentals, control flow, functions, ownership, collections, structs, and enums.

Because AI is too expensive and it's basically impossible for me to afford it now that GitHub Copilot is switching to pay-per-use. I've always enjoyed programming and video editing, and I have the following options:

Programming:

- Rust (It's what I like best)

- Python (for ease of use and job market)

- Swift (because I have a Mac and an iPhone, and maybe I can do something for myself knowing that and find work somehow).

Video Editing:

DaVinci Resolve (I love it, but my hardware makes it difficult to use professionally)

Final Cut or Apple Creator Studio (For Apple optimization)

I should emphasize that I have a very small budget; salaries are very low in my country, which is why I was only paying for GitHub Copilot, but I think I'll have to cancel it.

For those wondering: I somehow managed to adapt vibe coding to a serious company, and yes, I've made a lot of mistakes in my apps, but suddenly (especially with Claude Opus) I managed to create amazing things—Android apps, Rust apps, and so on. But now, I'm at the company and I'd like to learn Rust to continue working here; otherwise, I'll be out of a job, haha ​​:(.

What do you recommend?