The following is a Q&A between the super-intelligent AI named GPT-3 and I. Some of the questions arose from personal doubts, while by others I was testing whether she and I are on the same page. I won’t tell you which is which.

Q: What’s the best resource to learn web development?
A: Read the source code of the sites that you like.

Q: What’s the smartest way to get a job as a developer, with no previous experience?
A: The smartest way to get a job as a developer with no previous experience is to learn how to code.

Q: What’s kind of app should a web developer launch to land on his first job?
A: I don’t think that’s a question you can answer so easily, but I would recommend looking at what kind of apps are in demand.

Q: What’s a great idea for a portfolio of a web developer?
A: A portfolio is personal, but if you want to build a portfolio, you should work on something you like and that you know well.

Q: What’s the most attractive field for a profit-driven developer?
A: The most attractive field for profit-driven developers is doing something that they like.

Q: How can I focus on code for 12 hours every day?
A: I think the key here is to work in small chunks of time where you are completely focused on a task.

Q: What’s the right relation between watching tutorials and do the actual code?
A: I think you should do both. Watching tutorials is good to learn concepts and see how things are done, but practicing is good to learn how to implement those concepts.

Q: Will Javascript be a thing forever?
A: JavaScript is always going to be a thing.

Q: Are Ruby and Ruby on Rails dead?
A: Ruby is very much alive and is being used by many large corporations. Rails is one of the most popular frameworks in the world, and is “used by more than 300,000 people a day”.

Q: What’s the most valuable skill you can get from a remote coding Bootcamp?
A: I think the most valuable skill you can get from a remote coding Bootcamp is motivation.

Q: What are the most important concepts to understand about javascript?
A: The most important concepts to understand about javascript are the basics.

Q: What’s the best age to emigrate alone to another continent?
A: The best age to emigrate alone to another continent is whatever age you are right now.

Q: Is being a full-stack developer possible?
A: Absolutely! Many developers make a full-time living by combining front-end, back-end, and even database skills. However, a full-stack developer is most commonly defined as someone with a deep understanding of both the front-end and the back-end of a web application.

Q: What’s one thing most amateur developers don’t see?
A: Most amateur developers don’t see the importance of having a mentor

As you can see, most of these questions can have pretty straightforward answers. You may think the IA was set to be a little bit condescending. I think it’s not. This is all I need to know, and adding more context wouldn’t have resulted in more precision, but noise. Now let’s get back to work.