ThePlainTruth:
Almost everyone loves playing football from when they are young to being an adult but to become a professional footballer and be making money from playing football is a different ball game.

I have noticed that programming is just like playing football almost everyone is jumping into programming because of this natural love once someone finds out about programming.

Some say money is not their motive for programming that it is a passion, true if your parents a loaded. But for those who are looking at making ends meet by going into programming which requires finanial resourses and plenty of time, it will be good to research first and find out how many people are actually making money from programming. I have seen over 50 programmers chasing one small job on a freelance website.
If you intend to create the next popular platform then you need to research into how these platforms become very popular and are attracting plenty of users.

Programming is fun and very enticing even though it requires long hours but remember that making ends meet from programming does not just happen like magic and that people will always say to you come and learn programming but they will not show you a guaranteed way of making ends meet from it.

WinterMinter:
all what you typed here is the plain truth
i was observing if i should dive into programming,but i'm not yet loaded
and of course its my passion,but first of all i have to survive before going after passions

Jas80:


Oga I disagree with you, programmers, or web development, which I think you are referring to here is very lucrative, you don't even have to be an expert b4 making money with them.

You guys should stop discouraging people who choose to go into this field.

Happy Sunday

bentwood85:
I agree with the OP. There are now programmers everywhere. Some business center train students on programming. Like Nigeria and India which are overpopulated nations, jobless citizens tend to learn programming in other to get a job in IT firms.

WinterMinter:
Alright can you teach me how to make money with thrm.

Jas80:

Sorry, wasn't supposed to mention you, wanted to mention the op

WinterMinter:
this is what i'm emphasising about,the iT markets is getting populated

WinterMinter:
Alright can you teach me how to make money with thrm.

ThePlainTruth:


It's over populated already.

spartan117:

Not for those with proven skills.

ThePlainTruth:


And this proven skills takes years of work experience to acquire.

spartan117:

It can be acquired in less than a year as was my case and that of so many other programmers on this platform.

ThePlainTruth:


Acquire proven skills in one year, that's a big joke! Yes Full Stack Developers are in demand, but you will need to know HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, React/Angular, at list one programming languaue and SQL for one database and now devops for source control and CICD, to acquire proven skills in these areas takes years with work experience.

ThePlainTruth:


Acquire proven skills in one year, that's a big joke! Yes Full Stack Developers are in demand, but you will need to know HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, React/Angular, at list one programming languaue and SQL for one database and now devops for source control and CICD, to acquire proven skills in these areas takes years with work experience.

tensazangetsu20:

It takes years to become a proper full stack developer but you can become emoloyable in less than a year with seriousness. So many people underrate the time it takes to learn to code. Take ten people who want to learn coding or have started learning coding go back and you will see maybe just one or two made it to the level of being employable. There's so many parts that are way more sexy and fulfilling than even being a full stack developer sef.

spartan117:

It can, and has been done. You won't be an expert but you will be able to display a high level of competence and pick up new things fast if you choose a stack and dedicate yourself to it for a year.

ThePlainTruth:


That was the purpose of this topic, tell us what it takes to get a junior role in programming, how do you go about getting one to help those that wants to learn or are already learning programming.

tensazangetsu20:

What I will advise beginners is to learn platforms first especially with regards to web development. Find a platform and master everything about that platform. There's so much work in this platforms compared to general web development which most people are eyeing. Things like Magento, Shopify, servicenow, WordPress. Deep development within these platforms pay very well.

brandable:


Please can you talk more on this platform development.Like the various types and requirements.

Tried googling various platform programming but not getting anything useful.

Thank you.

tensazangetsu20:

What I will advise beginners is to learn platforms first especially with regards to web development. Find a platform and master everything about that platform. There's so much work in this platforms compared to general web development which most people are eyeing. Things like Magento, Shopify, servicenow, WordPress. Deep development within these platforms pay very well.

ThePlainTruth:


I have attached an image for a magento project and there are 56 people chasing it right now. Even developers with many years experience are struggling to get jobs how much more those who are still new in programming. The truth for those new to programming who are not loaded is to be careful and don't just jump into programming without first making sure they can make money from programming.

tensazangetsu20:

Programming isn't heaven and earth but it's honestly Better than the alternatives. Try looking for job as a mechanical engineer or any form of Engineering. Try looking for job as a teacher. In this Lagos, the max salary Is 50k which is even on the high end. That 50k is rejected by many programmers even guys just starting. How much do doctors even earn in this Lagos. Lasuth pays residents 200k. Consultant can start at 500k but a programmer can be making that 500k six, seven months into their learning o. Lawyers nko that earn max of 25000 in Lagos. Programming isn't heaven and earth o but when you compare it to the alternatives present, you will thank God.

ThePlainTruth:


True programming pays well but the competition is fearse as there is no barier entry.

tensazangetsu20:

There's no competition provided you do things the right way. I have listed the things people should enter. Magento has just two certified developers in Nigeria. One of them used to be on nairaland sef but he now works for one of the biggest E commerce firms in the middle East. There's a lot of niches that aren't saturated at all at all. People should do their research and enter one.

tensazangetsu20:

There's no competition provided you do things the right way. I have listed the things people should enter. Magento has just two certified developers in Nigeria. One of them used to be on nairaland sef but he now works for one of the biggest E commerce firms in the middle East. There's a lot of niches that aren't saturated at all at all. People should do their research and enter one.

elunico:


Learning magneto is not easy sha. You have to pay big bucks to study for their exams which is by no means easy. Once one can cross these hurdles, the story get sweet from then on.

tensazangetsu20:
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It's not easy. It's why I advise WordPress or Shopify first because those ones are easy and their jobs usually don't require any certifications. Once you are on the job you can start learning things like salesforce, sap, Magento, servicenow et al because those ones can take another year and then you have to write exams to certify yourself and these exams ain't cheap. They go for thousands of dollars.

tensazangetsu20:

There's no competition provided you do things the right way. I have listed the things people should enter. Magento has just two certified developers in Nigeria. One of them used to be on nairaland sef but he now works for one of the biggest E commerce firms in the middle East. There's a lot of niches that aren't saturated at all at all. People should do their research and enter one.