May-09-2022, 09:49 AM
Hi, everyone. I'm new here.
A little background, I have degree in Computer Science but for the past 10 years, have been working NOT in Computer related world
. But, I'm consistently creating simple system (mostly on Sheet and Google App Script) for my work and coworkers to automate some jobs, analyze data, etc. Nothing fancy, but always seems to amaze people, haha.
Recently, upon trying to build more comprehensive system for my work and team, I realize I need to (re-)learn a proper programming language. I decided to start on Python and have been on it for the past month or two. Started by watching tutorial videos, joining free courses, and finishing Python challenges from multiple website. I'd like to believe that I'm making good progress. I've been tipping my toes on many things such as tkinter for UI, database with mySQL, webscrapping, building simple games, etc.
The problem is, I have no clue of route/path to take. Yes, I'm learning Python. But seems like there are so many path to take and each path has it's own depth which look impossible to master in a lifetime, lol.
In my mind, aside from being able to build more system to help automate more and more of my and my coworkers work, at some point I'd like to be able to take in some freelance job to earn more income. How would one achieve such goal? Is there a course, project, checklist, anything really, that I can follow to have clearer path to progress on?
Sorry if this is too long, and thanks in advance.
A little background, I have degree in Computer Science but for the past 10 years, have been working NOT in Computer related world
. But, I'm consistently creating simple system (mostly on Sheet and Google App Script) for my work and coworkers to automate some jobs, analyze data, etc. Nothing fancy, but always seems to amaze people, haha.Recently, upon trying to build more comprehensive system for my work and team, I realize I need to (re-)learn a proper programming language. I decided to start on Python and have been on it for the past month or two. Started by watching tutorial videos, joining free courses, and finishing Python challenges from multiple website. I'd like to believe that I'm making good progress. I've been tipping my toes on many things such as tkinter for UI, database with mySQL, webscrapping, building simple games, etc.
The problem is, I have no clue of route/path to take. Yes, I'm learning Python. But seems like there are so many path to take and each path has it's own depth which look impossible to master in a lifetime, lol.
In my mind, aside from being able to build more system to help automate more and more of my and my coworkers work, at some point I'd like to be able to take in some freelance job to earn more income. How would one achieve such goal? Is there a course, project, checklist, anything really, that I can follow to have clearer path to progress on?
Sorry if this is too long, and thanks in advance.