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How is it going? I would like to know more about other people's choices in a similar situation.

I am 37, studying web development (mostly Javascript) for 4 months now. I feel I learned a lot of the language itself, but I'm struggling with other important components of being a good developer, like proper use of git, comments, tests, etc.





"Covered" isn't saying much. When I took my Software Engineering class, those topics amounted to no more than a couple slides each in a lecture. Even if my university's curriculum wasn't a joke, the idea that a single class, typically taken one's senior year, is sufficient for any of the above is laughable. No one I knew or shared a single project with used version control or testing for the duration of my sad education.


Luckily there are many great free courses available to help you cover this ground:

https://www.udacity.com/course/how-to-use-git-and-github--ud...

https://www.udacity.com/course/software-testing--cs258


After 2 years I've just moved jobs, and didn't have a single issue with my age. The other guy is also still working as a developer.


What industry? What languages? If you dont mind me asking




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