If you could offer one piece of advice to an aspiring dev what would it be?

It depends.

The dev world changes quickly. Be prepared to constantly learn new things or you'll become obsolete.

Don't trust anyone who recommends using jQuery

Never stop asking "Why?"

@ChappIO why ?

It's not a bug, it's a feature.

Learn everything you can. Knowledge is something no one can take away from you, and it is powerful. If you run into a more seasoned dev, ask questions! Things like why something is, how to do it, and how it works. If you're criticized, learn from it! Always keep an open mind

~19 Year Old Software Consultant
(Most of the people I work with are 35+, they tell the best stories about how things used to be)

if you can't handle stress/high pressure situations, choose another career option, it's not too late

@leviathan07 Way to go burst his bubble 😂 he will be fiiine, if he likes to code it means he can code, if he can code, it means he has the qualities of a developer, if he doesn't want to deal with deadlines he can be an indie developer, heck he can be a teacher in computer science and live the relaxed life. Developer term is a broad concept I think he will find something that's suitable for him. And needless to say life is a shit sandwhich no matter what you choose, but it's up to you to decide the other ingredients to make it tolerable for you. And if he likes developing he will be able to deal with the shit it throws at him.

Google first. Try first. Then ask questions. Don't ask questions right when toy encounter a problem. Also, don't ask the same questions. Your senior will thank you.

Take up something else ;)

Naw. Just stick to what you enjoy. Don't allow yourself to get backed into things you don't have fun with.

Read books about programming languages.
Do not ever underestimate the power of books in this field.
Also be prepared to learn new things everyday.

Google it, that's what everybody else does

My advice: go to the search menu and search wk26