u/Sensitive_Mountain21

Hi Guys, I’m not really sure where to post this question really, the programming subreddits make sure that questions of this nature stay off the sub. So I’ll ask it here to my fellow saffas that have studied computer science.

I have a bachelors degree in computer science and I’m more than 4 years out of university right now. I have a job but not in anything related to programming or what I’ve studied. I haven’t coded seriously since I left university and I wouldn’t call myself the greatest programmer either. I’m average or below average at best, I still have a ton to learn.

I want to get back into programming and furthering my knowledge but I’m not even sure where to start. The goal is to increase my skills and get a few portfolio projects under my belt so that I can find a job in the field I studied for.

If any of you have some advice for me I’d really appreciate it!

I’ve recently come to the realisation that I think differently from mostly everyone around me in my life. This included my family, my peers and generally anyone that I come across or meet. I’m not trying to say that I’m more intelligent than anyone else, because intelligence is such a broad spectrum that people can be intelligent in different ways. However I’ve realised that I seem to know a little more than most people on average regarding many different things in life. I’m talking about getting really nuanced in various topics, whether it be science, history, politics, the natural world, religion etc.

My problem/curse is that when I’m interested in something I go obsessively deep into that thing and end up with a bunch of knowledge that mainly enthusiasts in that topic only really grasp.

Now, because I am deeply passionate about so many different things, I really have trouble connecting on a deep level with anyone because it seems like most people like to make shallow conversation and the minute you try and dig deeper people begin to lose interest.

I really feel so isolated and alone and I’m beginning to believe no one has any substance to them beyond surface level talk. Don’t get me wrong I’ve had a few conversations with people where we may go semi deep, but I then realise this person hasn’t really done much research into that topic because they’ll bring up the most common misconceptions about a topic, or they’ll pretend to know a lot about something when you definitely know they don’t (because you actually do).

Can anyone relate to me?