B4 u start making money from programming, first you have to develop your passion for the art. For instance when u encounter bugs in your codes n struggle to debug, only your passion will fuel your enthusiasm to forge on. My two cents.

Simple answer: no
Long answer: while(true){shout(“no ”)}

b5ive:
B4 u start making money from programming, first you have to develop your passion for the art. For instance when u encounter bugs in your codes n struggle to debug, only your passion will fuel your enthusiasm to forge on. My two cents.

I agree if you are passionate you will create projects that bring in money naturally

I know alot of people that got into programming and similar branches for the sole aim of making money/improving there lives and guess what? They are doing absolutely fine.

You just have to understand that this decision requires alot of hardwork and patience. While some people here may have a contrary opinion, i believe this field is one of the trending fields where you find millions of people there solely for the financial gain. Yes, alot will drop out, alot will not be patient enough to diversify their knowledge of programming and try to market the little they have learnt but this is secondary.

Having the passion to acquire knowledge is no guarantee you will succeed or work hard for it. While passion is important, success boils down on many other factors like self discipline, motivation, determination etc sometimes excluding passion itself.

These days people from other fields and major even learn programming to varying degrees for different reasons, like to improve their C.V, to stand-out or be able to offer more to potential employers, even to secure better positions etc

While there are disciplines that passion is very important in the start and long run esp medical line, I say passion should not be a sole decider in certain fields.

Some people dont even know what they have a passion for, rather than sit around waiting for mr. Passion to come knocking or jumping from pillar to post, set goals and challenge yourself to do more.

Short answer

Learn programming to make money and better living for your self and family

Learn programming to save human from stress and save the world


Long answer ✅

As a programmer especially if you practicing outside nigeria... You have the very high possibility to make fortune...

In the US and Canada an average programmer makes $130k Cad and US dollars /year

That's definitely a big income..
You have the skills to apply for another btter offer if you feel what you get is little...

They bid for your IT Skills and you have lots of option to work with

Couple of my friends in the US and Canada earn not less than $120Cads and US dolls

I'm a programmer and when I'm through with my masters here...

My skills will speak for me


As a programmer you create a softwares to help move forward the world... In health, education, finance and many more...

Your software make life easy and will definitely reduce human stress...

Your software can help secure the future

And many more

Goodluck

Heartlessbanker:
Should one go into programming for the sole aim of making money?

What about learning it to find good husband?

Nope.

To develop your own application and meet a need

I have been trying to put together some lines of code and run it in my brain for a week now.
Just put passion first, if not you will be frustrated out of it.

Donpre:
Do it for whatever reason you want to do. It doesn't matter

For money?

For passion?

its all the same to many-faced god

However it isn't a get-rich-quick scheme. Its hard work, lots of hard work, studying, tutorials, documentation, experimenting... some times your code just don't work and you don't know why, very frustrating.
Its not an easy road and before you start getting paid, it'll take months, if not up to a year as competition is steadily rising.
In fact if you're not good enough to impress people with your work, you won't ever get paid.

Aside all the pessimism above, it is very rewarding.

Very true. The job is there for the highly talented

Dpharisee:
Please don't learn programming, so that you won't join them in begging us on every thread on Nairaland to open website or draw cartoon of our grandmother's picture

Real coders won't do that. Programming is different from template editing.

Heartlessbanker:
Should one go into programming for the sole aim of making money?

Wrong move, when money is not forthcoming, the passion drops

tensazangetsu20:
Absolutely. It's why I learnt programming. Money and tons of job opportunities.

Bro how can I learn programming from the very scratch...I love learning new things

bularuz:

How did you make money from programming

Solving people's eminent problems. How else? Don't get me started with HTML.

Sure, but pick a good niche. Pick something hard with few people.

Cousin9999:
Sure, but pick a good niche. Pick something hard with few people.

Like what?
I'll advise Data Science. That's the rave of the moment and combined with whatever else you're doing right now.

Sunmoluvic:

Freelancing, build your own startup

Startup, how

chineduuf:


Solving people's eminent problems. How else? Don't get me started with HTML.

Where did you get people with problems you can solve

Dpharisee:
Please don't learn programming, so that you won't join them in begging us on every thread on Nairaland to open website or draw cartoon of our grandmother's picture

shit, they are advertising bro

not really, but it should be part of why you are doing it.
it's really the passion to solve problems and the money that will be gained after solving the problem

bularuz:

Where did you get people with problems you can solve

You go out, you explore. See, personally, I was guilty of this. A lot of us just hear that there is money in programming, jump in, sit at home and expect manner to fall from above. Please don't get me wrong, you can sit at home and get a nice idea, but how often and what are the chances?
Go out, meet people, especially in other fields, when you engage in discussions, you will learn their problems, digitize them to ease their work. That's how you solve problems.

Cheers!

Acecards:
And you are making money with it already ?

yea

chineduuf:

You go out, you explore. See, personally, I was guilty of this. A lot of us just hear that there is money in programming, jump in, sit at home and expect manner to fall from above. Please don't get me wrong, you can sit at home and get a nice idea, but how often and what are the chances?
Go out, meet people, especially in other fields, when you engage in discussions, you will learn their problems, digitize them to ease their work. That's how you solve problems.

Cheers!

Nice one, thanks

scave:


yea

nice