[Original] Rise of programmers

There is no doubt that this is an era of personal rise.

20 years ago, if you want to be famous, the best way is to enter the entertainment industry. However, you need to have a wonderful life and pay incredible efforts and costs. If you want to keep in touch with your friends 15 years ago, the best way is to write a letter, not to mention mobile phones. Even the phone number is rare and expensive. Ten years ago, if you wanted to access the Internet, you had to purchase a desktop computer that would easily generate tens of thousands of computers. The connection method was charging for dial-up Internet access in minutes, and the speed was very slow. Five years ago, the most popular mobile phone system was Saipan. Mobile phone signals in China only allowed you to browse the simplest web page.

 

In just two decades, everything has undergone earth-shaking changes, which is incredible.

Twenty years ago, you couldn't imagine that to become famous today, you only needed a computer and a Weibo account (of course, it could be a good name or a bad name or ugly name ). Fifteen years ago, you had no way to imagine that everyone had one or more mobile phones, and that text and voice information made mobile Unicom a huge bully. Ten years ago, you had no way to imagine that computers would be so cheap and computers would be so low, lightweight laptops and ubiquitous WiFi allow you to connect to the internet anytime, anywhere without any restrictions. Five years ago, you couldn't imagine that Android and iOS were the new overlord. The era of smart phones came so fast, and the cheapest was 400 or 500 yuan.

For a long period of time more than a decade or two years ago, due to the lack of communication channels and high costs, individuals who want to know others must join a large organization or pay a great deal of money to pay for it, and the effect is not necessarily ideal. Newspapers, magazines, radio and television, and billboards on the street, all of which seem to be so outdated today. Today, you only need a simple computer or mobile phone to make your voice in the Internet world, so that others can know your personal character, skill, and talent, creates numerous opportunities for cooperation and exchange. What we couldn't do before and what we couldn't imagine was that everything was possible in the Internet age.

This is also an era of fast change and slow fish.

What I heard most in the past was that big fish eat small fish, and countless monopolized large organizations and oligarchy controlled almost all the resources. startup companies and small workshops were inevitably under unfair competition and pressure, it seems that the only way to live is to join them and become one of them. Now, the little guys are everywhere, and the old guys are not only unable to suppress them as before, but also have to be scared at all times. Five years ago, when Nokia was booming, no one could have foreseen his rapid reverse selling at an extremely low price. Let's talk about Microsoft. In the PC era, Microsoft is almost the only darling and unquestionable overlord. However, today, the slowness and slowness of large organizations have repeatedly missed opportunities in the Internet age. Search engines, e-commerce, social networks, tablets, and smartphones are always one step behind each other. From the pride of one day, they become a stumbling fat man, it is no wonder that some people will ridicule that this acquisition of Nokia is a joint operation of the shift staff.

Before the Internet age, resources were overwhelming. The slow dissemination of information and product promotion gave large organizations enough time to respond, so that they can firmly hold the leading position with both crude and irrational efforts. Today, the difficulty and cost of doing so will only increase and become impossible.

This is an era full of opportunities and instant changes.

We must realize that we are in an era of changing times. The prehistoric age, from the agricultural age to the industrial age, experienced two industrial revolutions (the first in the middle of the 17th century and the second in the middle of the 19th century ), it lasted more than two hundred years. What about entering the information age from the industrial age? It was only 44 years since the birth of the first computer and the invention of the Internet. So what about the internet age from the information age to today?

Only 20 years.

As a hero in a chaotic world, human society is experiencing irreversible changes with the rapid change of technology, and is full of opportunities. People's needs are increasingly diverse, and large organizations cannot cover all aspects. As long as you have a keen sense of smell, you are likely to seize the opportunity.

Programmers are easier to master tools in the Internet age than other professionals.In the past, individuals had no way to cover all aspects. They had to enter the large organizations to participate in the meticulous division of labor to create value. But now, many of the infrastructure is sound, and individuals only need one computer to learn and use the tools. To build a website, you must master programming tools. Seo, that is, search engine optimization (making it easier for more people to search for your website, personal information, and product information through Baidu or Google ), you need to master the indexing principles under natural rankings; Develop apps, or use popular APIs (such as public development platforms), you need to master the reading and quick learning capabilities of the provided documents. Don't worry that the learning of these tools will take you too much time. The open-source culture has become popular and you don't need to invent new things. Free Code libraries and application interfaces are at your fingertips.

You may say you have money and you can hire someone to do it. Not to mention that the time cost of communication may be too high to be imagined, and the changes in demand will make you feel overwhelmed.

Of course, we still need to learn a lot. For example, how can an individual maintain a stable working time and pace, and avoid two days of fishing and three days of Internet surfing without supervision. For example, how to establish connections with people on the Internet, exchange cooperation, or exchange transactions. In large organizations, we do not need to learn or master these things. However, if we choose the path of personal development, we must contact us.

I do not recommend that the newly graduated college students embark on this path from the very beginning.

At the beginning, you can choose an organization that suits you. Don't worry too much about salary and welfare. To ensure basic survival and living materials, it is worth noting that there are plenty of opportunities and spare time. Taking programmers as an example, do not select state-owned enterprises or authorities. One of my colleagues entered ICBC and started to work as a clerk for two or more years, far away from technology. You must also carefully choose game companies or Internet companies famous for their wolf nature, heavy tasks and forced overtime may make you have no extra energy to learn the skills in planning and pay attention to the latest Internet Trends. A roommate who shared his rent with me had to work overtime until 11 o'clock every day before returning home. She had to go to bed after taking a bath and arrive at the company after getting up. We put it in seven days for the National Day, and then we put it in two days.

This is the best and the worst time. Some people choose to ignore the changes and pass the changes. Some choose to complain, lie in bed and do nothing, and blame the whole society for not giving him a chance. Some people,They have seen the transformation of the times and have worked hard to keep up with the pace of the times and find opportunities for self-realization in the Internet age.

This is an era of the rise of programmers and belongs to us.

[Original] Rise of programmers