Does it really take 10000 hours to master programming?

3 points by FahadUddin92 9y ago ↗ HN

I am a programmer who wants to pick up a new language and become better at programming. I am trying to realize if 10000 hours is a good estimate of the dedicated practice on needs to do in order to become good? Else what are the hacks? I want to learn the MEAN stack.

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aonoma 9y ago ↗

Judging by the quantity of crapware in existence, the answer is: yes.

i0nutzb 9y ago ↗

Actually those 10k hours are a (semi) myth: it may take a bit less to get started [1] and it's all about deliberate practice, not _just_ practice.

The „secret” is hid in plain sight: just do stuff. The more - and diverse! - you do, the more you learn. You know more, you can do more, so you can learn more.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MgBikgcWnY