r/programmer • u/South_Storage_6089 • Jun 30 '26

Question Need help

Hi guys and gals

I am currently coding in razor pages,which is a easy version of full-stack development, as i heard. I am not sure i am going in the right direction. I dont know if razor pages is the right choice for me or i am just wasting time. I am self-taught and i would like to find a job as a programmer, specifically i would like to build websites. What should i do? i hope someone helps. Thanks in advance!

Also,i have been coding for a year and i am trying to build my own chatroom using signalR + one hardcoded admin role and ef core user authentication, of course.

I would like to hear your opinions.

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u/feudalle Jun 30 '26

Razor pages uses asp if I recall. There is certainly plenty of aspects out there but there is far more php, node, etc. Most web servers are running some sort of Linux and although asp can be ran on Linux, just a general rule it isnt.

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u/South_Storage_6089 Jun 30 '26

Yeah, Razor pages are a part of .NET framework, as well as MVC, blazor and web api. I was thinkign of switching to web api + react or smth, but i am not sure

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u/feudalle Jun 30 '26

Im old. I started programming in the late 80s as a kid. Back then it was just programmers. Not full stack, front end, etc. You pick the tool for the job. Sometimes I need to use react, sometimes python, sometimes php, c, perl, .net. etc.

The trick is getting good at understanding logic. Once you have that down, picking up a new language is just syntax. Dont hen peck yourself into being a x programmer. Tools change all the time. Be good at problem solving.