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Contributing? Within a week, though slowly at first with a lot of comments on my PRs.

It'll take ~3 months to hit my full stride and mostly understand the correct "way" to write that program (its common patterns, how best to use some of its features).

A deep ("expert") understanding of the language? Like 3 years, but varying wildly depending on the projects I use it for, the feedback I get from others, and the research and dedicated practice I put in.




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