A study suggests that more than 65% of developers currently learn to program on their own
According to a report published by HackerRank, a recruitment platform in the technology sector, the vast majority of developers who are studying do so self-taught.
The study analyzed the responses of 10,351 programmers around the world and found that although most computer science students are learning software development at universities, more than half of them say they learn on their own part-time.
Of the 76% of students in the technology sector who are looking to obtain a degree in computer science, 65% say they learn on their own as well, and almost a third of them say they are completely self-taught. It's basically a rule among developers.
When the university course is slower than technological advances, students complement learning on their own
This prevalence of autodidacts among programmers can be explained mainly in two ways. The first is that university programs tend to stay a little behind in relation to the pace at which technology advances and that is why students have to depend on themselves to learn the latest.
The second is that many programming students have a very insatiable thirst for learning, another of the data in the HackerRank report is that on average students plan to learn at least 6 programming languages, while more experienced developers are learning up to 4 In the Asia Pacific region there are the most ambitious, students who have planned to learn up to 7 programming languages.
Although Stack Overflow has been for years one of the most traditional platforms to which developers come to solve problems or learn new skills, new generations seem to lean more towards YouTube.
The study data reveals that among professional developers over 25 years Stack Overflow is more popular for almost 90%, while in those between 18 and 24, the video platform is almost on par.
Free online courses and tutorials are also part of the arsenal used by more than 50% of programmers to learn on their own. And, for most, learning JavaScript, Ruby and Python are among their top priorities.
The study analyzed the responses of 10,351 programmers around the world and found that although most computer science students are learning software development at universities, more than half of them say they learn on their own part-time.
Of the 76% of students in the technology sector who are looking to obtain a degree in computer science, 65% say they learn on their own as well, and almost a third of them say they are completely self-taught. It's basically a rule among developers.
When the university course is slower than technological advances, students complement learning on their own
This prevalence of autodidacts among programmers can be explained mainly in two ways. The first is that university programs tend to stay a little behind in relation to the pace at which technology advances and that is why students have to depend on themselves to learn the latest.
The second is that many programming students have a very insatiable thirst for learning, another of the data in the HackerRank report is that on average students plan to learn at least 6 programming languages, while more experienced developers are learning up to 4 In the Asia Pacific region there are the most ambitious, students who have planned to learn up to 7 programming languages.
Although Stack Overflow has been for years one of the most traditional platforms to which developers come to solve problems or learn new skills, new generations seem to lean more towards YouTube.
The study data reveals that among professional developers over 25 years Stack Overflow is more popular for almost 90%, while in those between 18 and 24, the video platform is almost on par.
Free online courses and tutorials are also part of the arsenal used by more than 50% of programmers to learn on their own. And, for most, learning JavaScript, Ruby and Python are among their top priorities.
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