How to choose a development area? Are there career guidance tests for programmers?

Question

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Hello!
I am a frontender. I often think that I chose this niche purely because of the money and the low entry threshold. I constantly look at other areas - backend, game dev, java enterprise and so on. But how do you know which field is better if you don't try? And it can take years to really understand yours or not (for example, I have been doing front-end for a couple of years and it seems to me that this is not what I would like to do all my life, although the money is good here)
Maybe there are some tests similar to tests for career guidance? Suppose I know for sure that I will never become a doctor or a policeman, an official or a metallurgist / oil worker - this is not for me, and the corresponding tests confirm this. But signs, formulas, code - that's what I love, but even here I need to somehow decide.

Answer 1

Well, in fact, you can become anyone, another question is what kind of thinking you have, analytical or not, how you perceived mathematics, geometry. .I also did layout before, the money was brewed in the front-end, but in the end, the motivation went to 0 and I didn’t develop, now I’m learning C and Linux, it’s difficult, but interesting. By the way, I don’t know what I would like to do, there software or drivers or games, etc. But I started with C because it will give an understanding of algorithms, an understanding of the machine, and when you know C you can learn any language and you will not be a dumb javaist who writes crutches, you will have an understanding of computer operation.

Answer 2

But how do you know which field is better if you don't try?

no
need to try

Answer 3

I do not understand how people divide work into areas.
Salary does not depend on the field, but on the specific place of work.
You can rivet a shitty application in VK and get $200-300 a month from it, you can rivet a shitty app in VK and get $5,000-50,000 a month from it.
You can work in a studio, build an enterprise, get $500-1000 a month.
You can work in a studio, build an enterprise, get $3,000-8,000 a month.
Just look for a vacancy according to your skills with an acceptable salary.

Answer 4

WHEN A CHILD LEARNS TO WALK
AND falls 50 times
For some reason, the thought does not come to him:
"Maybe this is not mine?"

Answer 5

It does not take many years to try, all sources and compilers are easily available for free on the Internet.

Answer 6

But signs, formulas, code - that's what I love, but even here I need to somehow decide.

If you are interested in the implementation of complex algorithms, and this is "signs, formulas, code" - dig in this direction. It can be anything - AI characters in a game, transport logistics in an online service, image recognition in a mobile application, etc. In almost any complex project, there will be tasks that require complex well-developed solutions, the implementation of which will require deep knowledge in mathematics and the language used.
Regarding the used JP - the choice is not limited, but specific to each specific area. If gamedev, then most likely C++ or C#, online - PHP/Python/Ruby/JS, mobile - Java/ObjC, etc. Choose whichever is closer, but study it thoroughly - the nuances of implementation can negate fine optimization, and it’s bad manners to implement cool algorithms with crooked code)