[HOOVERDAM]

Appreciate the input! I am considering getting my masters in CS at the local university where I live but am looking at any alternatives at this point. I believe my fundamentals are there, its this "coding stuff" I want to excel at.

[wikunia]

Okay for coding I what say: practice practice practice :D I personally learn best when I have an idea and I want to implement something specific. Can be big or small. Best are the ones which are very extensible. What I do as a mentor is to review code and give feedback. You probably don't wanna learn julia though. You can get some starter feedback at exercism.io Maybe you can ask there as well if someone wants to mentor you for some cash.