Think carefully and weigh all the options. Choosing a direction is a very responsible step that requires time, effort, and your objectivity. The most important thing is to create all the conditions for the start and not to hesitate. You can start in one direction and then decide to develop in another. Choose one of the programming languages ​​and devote as much time as possible to it. Mobile development languages are separate. If you want to make applications for smartphones, then make them for the smartphone that you have. Learn Swift if you have an iPhone, and Java and Kotlin if you have an Android.

Choose a scheme for effective training—practise three times a week for an hour and a half. Otherwise, you will forget what you have learned, and in the classroom, do not learn new things, but remember what you have learned. Start practicing right away. Only in this way will you train your brain to translate the problem into code and build algorithms. Don't quit if you're having trouble setting up your environment and databases. These tasks are also part of learning to program. Everything you do with your hands on the computer is called studying. But watching lectures without practice is like getting background information. She needs to devote only 20% of the time to it. You will not become a good programmer if you do not know English, at least at the level of reading documentation, because all of it is written in this language. Getting to a level where you can comfortably read documentation is not difficult. According to the standard classification, this level is near pre-intermediate (A2).

Competently evaluate your advantages and focus on them. Develop algorithmic and structural thinking and constantly learn new things. And don't forget, IT doesn't stand still. In order not to be among those lagging behind, study everything that relates to your activity.