How did you decide on the direction?

Question

IT education

I am a beginner weber. In connection with the mega-growth in the popularity of this direction and the shit that this sphere has become, thoughts about changing direction are constantly flashing. At the moment, I know Python well and am familiar with the basics of Go.
So, questions:
What direction is worthy of attention?
What is the best language for this direction? (I plan to study Rust)
Is it worth it to change direction so abruptly?

Answer 1

In my case, the choice of the first language and field of activity was due to two factors. First, I chose what seemed to me the most difficult then. According to the principle "if I can handle the most difficult, then I can handle anything at all." Secondly, I then considered system programmers to be the cream of the professional society, the best of the best. Then a surprise awaited me: no one needed knowledge of assembler and the ability to write operating systems. Fortunately, this knowledge caught the attention of the first employer and proved to be useful in quickly switching to the C language and network software development. Then I got the opportunity to write web applications in Perl. Then Java application software, then Java EE web applications, then Spring, then Django, then Netty asynchronous services, then Twisted asynchronous services, then mobile software in Java, etc. etc. In twenty years, I went through about fifteen programming languages ​​(if you count only commercial projects) and a dozen different areas of activity. Now I know exactly what languages ​​I like to write in, which ones I don’t, which projects are interesting, which ones are not, where it’s comfortable to work, where I don’t. I don’t even know if it’s possible to say that I have decided on the direction. I now simply choose those employers whose conditions I like best and which are able to open up broader prospects for professional and career growth for me. which are not, where it is comfortable to work, where not. I don’t even know if it’s possible to say that I have decided on the direction. I now simply choose those employers whose conditions I like best and which are able to open up broader prospects for professional and career growth for me. which are not, where it is comfortable to work, where not. I don’t even know if it’s possible to say that I have decided on the direction. I now simply choose those employers whose conditions I like best and which are able to open up broader prospects for professional and career growth for me.
I can advise a beginner to choose the language and field of activity for which there is a demand in his city. Firstly, it is important to get real work experience and the first years of experience, no matter what exactly you will do, anyway, your specialization will not begin soon. Secondly, getting a first job is very difficult, you should not make it even more difficult by choosing exotic languages.

Answer 2

Take what you like and try. And shit is more likely in your head than in this "sphere".

Answer 3

It's very simple, when it really presses, the direction will find you, you don't even have to ask questions.

Answer 4

Where took there and went. And then I figured out what was what and specialized.
To work at the beginning of a career for a year in one direction, a year in another is not a waste of time, but the acquisition of useful versatile experience.
I also worked at the plant for a month in my youth. Now I even think that it didn’t hurt for the outlook.