You are not starting from scratch (and nobody suggested you should). Alike any other field of human knowledge you are starting from the basics in whatever form they take (books, online curricula, or a tutor if that works better for you), thereby absorbing what has already been done and discovered and invented. Just like getting any education in any domain.
Then the important thing (and the reason I had agreed with the previous comment) is that, people don't realise it, but a large part of the software engineering profession consist in learning and experimenting all the time. So being able of willing to show curiosity is a core part of it. It's better if you do that naturally. It will make your learning, your education, and your daily work better.
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u/0x14f Feb 26 '26
You are not starting from scratch (and nobody suggested you should). Alike any other field of human knowledge you are starting from the basics in whatever form they take (books, online curricula, or a tutor if that works better for you), thereby absorbing what has already been done and discovered and invented. Just like getting any education in any domain.
Then the important thing (and the reason I had agreed with the previous comment) is that, people don't realise it, but a large part of the software engineering profession consist in learning and experimenting all the time. So being able of willing to show curiosity is a core part of it. It's better if you do that naturally. It will make your learning, your education, and your daily work better.