u/CarlO_js

I'm 19 years old and I'm pretty lost (more worried than lost) with an important decision about my future. I studied programming in a technical program for a while, but I dropped out because I felt I was learning so much more on my own. Many professors even said that in programming, 95% of growth is self-taught. During this last year, I studied on my own every day: - Technologies to build a project from start to finish (React, Node.js, Express.js, SQL, TypeScript, Docker, etc.) and very important fundamentals, architecture, concepts, and patterns - I did real projects - Billing/inventory systems - Ecommerce and landing pages - I learned English - I read and learned about business, sales, investments, and marketing - I tried to get clients and a job The problem is that, although I feel I've grown a lot in skills, I still don't have a stable income or strong formal work experience. And that makes me wonder if I should have gone into a traditional engineering program from the beginning. Now I'm going to: - try to get into engineering (trying, because it's not easy with the current economy in Argentina and my family situation) - or get a job while I continue building projects/starting businesses/studying on my own. My real question is: Do you think the self-taught path I took was a good decision, or do you think it would have been better to pursue a traditional degree from the beginning? And for someone in my situation today: What would you do and why?

I'm 19 years old and I'm pretty lost (more worried than lost) with an important decision about my future. I studied programming in a technical program for a while, but I dropped out because I felt I was learning so much more on my own. Many professors even said that in programming, 95% of growth is self-taught. During this last year, I studied on my own every day: - Technologies to build a project from start to finish (React, Node.js, Express.js, SQL, TypeScript, Docker, etc.) and very important fundamentals, architecture, concepts, and patterns - I did real projects - Billing/inventory systems - Ecommerce and landing pages - I learned English - I read and learned about business, sales, investments, and marketing - I tried to get clients and a job The problem is that, although I feel I've grown a lot in skills, I still don't have a stable income or strong formal work experience. And that makes me wonder if I should have gone into a traditional engineering program from the beginning. Now I'm going to: - try to get into engineering (trying, because it's not easy with the current economy in Argentina and my family situation) - or get a job while I continue building projects/starting businesses/studying on my own. My real question is: Do you think the self-taught path I took was a good decision, or do you think it would have been better to pursue a traditional degree from the beginning? And for someone in my situation today: What would you do and why?

I'm 19 years old and I'm pretty lost (more worried than lost) with an important decision about my future. I studied programming in a technical program for a while, but I dropped out because I felt I was learning so much more on my own. Many professors even said that in programming, 95% of growth is self-taught. During this last year, I studied on my own every day: - Technologies to build a project from start to finish (React, Node.js, Express.js, SQL, TypeScript, Docker, etc.) and very important fundamentals, architecture, concepts, and patterns - I did real projects - Billing/inventory systems - Ecommerce and landing pages - I learned English - I read and learned about business, sales, investments, and marketing - I tried to get clients and a job The problem is that, although I feel I've grown a lot in skills, I still don't have a stable income or strong formal work experience. And that makes me wonder if I should have gone into a traditional engineering program from the beginning. Now I'm going to: - try to get into engineering (trying, because it's not easy with the current economy in Argentina and my family situation) - or get a job while I continue building projects/starting businesses/studying on my own. My real question is: Do you think the self-taught path I took was a good decision, or do you think it would have been better to pursue a traditional degree from the beginning? And for someone in my situation today: What would you do and why?

Honestly, I'm getting fed up with programming. The market feels saturated, and it's really hard to find a job these days. I'm starting to question whether it's worth continuing in this field. What careers or areas currently have: good demand good earning potential the possibility of advancement? I'm open to changing course if there's something clearly better. What do you recommend?

Honestly, I'm getting fed up with programming. The market feels saturated, and it's really hard to find a job these days. I'm starting to question whether it's worth continuing in this field. What careers or areas currently have: good demand good earning potential the possibility of advancement? I'm open to changing course if there's something clearly better. What do you recommend?

Honestly, I'm getting fed up with programming. The market feels saturated, and it's really hard to find a job these days. I'm starting to question whether it's worth continuing in this field. What careers or areas currently have: good demand good earning potential the possibility of advancement? I'm open to changing course if there's something clearly better. What do you recommend?

La verdad me estoy hartando de la programación. El mercado se siente saturado y es muy difícil conseguir trabajo hoy en día. Estoy empezando a cuestionar si vale la pena seguir en este rubro.

¿Qué carreras o áreas hoy tienen realmente:

buena demanda

buen potencial de ingresos

posibilidad de escalar?

Estoy abierto a cambiar de rumbo si hay algo claramente mejor.

¿Qué recomiendan?