Is there a “traditional background” for programmers anymore?

PathsEducational paths toward programming Self-taught - blogs, articles, tutorials, online platforms like Udemy, code academy4-year computer science degree2-year “web design” degree12-week full-time boot camp6-month part-time bootcampsBootcamps that specialize in a discipline like data science, graphics designBootcamps that serve underrepresented groups - resilient coders, shecodes.io, time, attention, resourcesMaster in computer scienceSide door and back door entryways to tech Product management The mom testproduct schoolProject managementSupport, then technical supportSolution architectsDeveloper marketingAdvice for people thinking about getting into programmingLearn hello worldGo through a codeacademy or similar interactive courseTry to build something on replit or glitch where you don't need an actual environment set upConnect with other new devs on TwitterUse https://exercism.io/ to get feedback about your code, don’t work in a silohttps://roadmap.sh/How to pick a language or stack to start with in 2022Programming languages are toolsSome are more commonly used to build specific things JavaScript/TypeScript - web (started as front end, now is also backend, is what browsers run), iot, drones, most things support javascript (Airtable, lambdas, google sheets, etc.)HTML/CSS - web (front end only, structure and style)Python - web, data, machine learningRuby - web, small utilitiesPHP - webC#/F# - enterprise, windows, azure, games like X-BoxGo - CLI tools, scalable servers and large-scale programsElixir - web, event-driven systems, distributed systemsJava - enterprise toolsSQL - data only, not for building applicationsR - dataFortran, COBOL, VBA, objective-c, Perl - I would not invest much in learning these unless it was required for a job I was already hired atCJ says - learn javascript, but then I say learn ruby and ruby on railsWhatever you decide, stick with it until you feel comfortable building decent working applicationsCord managementBraided cable managers https://www.amazon.com/CrocSee-25ft-Management-Protector-Self-Wrapping/dp/B08FJ2WDMKConway Electric pretty extension cords https://www.amazon.com/s?k=conway+electric&gclid=CjwKCAjw3qGYBhBSEiwAcnTRLmh5ke7bwCi9XoBwyjybypGPUD-TeEmXgoa4Ge6FBDkyFNYkRSpe0hoC7EUQAvD_BwE&hvadid=616991286179&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9002297&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=16357591836090420375&hvtargid=kwd-3626162047&hydadcr=24660_13611807&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_27vjmz70n7_eInstagram desk setups -Other mentionsProduct school - https://productschool.com/Black tech pipeline - https://blacktechpipeline.com/ wnb.rb - https://www.wnb-rb.dev/codeacademy - https://www.codecademy.com/