Developers: Looking for advice

I can only tell you the way I did it, it worked out ok.

step 1: training. There are training sessions for NAV development.
step 2: learn about it from internet/ pdf documents
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/dynamicsnav-2009/dd338869(v=nav.60)
Introduction to C/AL
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/dynamicsnav-2016/dd355277(v=nav.90)
Programming in C/AL
https://www.olofsimren.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/NAV-CAL-Programming-Guide-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-NAV.pdf
NAV-CAL-Programming-Guide-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-NAV

10 years ago MS had exams for Introduction to C/AL and Programming in C/AL (advanced)
I studied the above documentation (or documentation especially written for those exams)
Maybe the exams are still there, and updated for AL. But I have no knowledge of that.

After that there is only
step 3:
Just go for it!
Try to get experience developing inhouse at a customer that does business that you are familiar with from previous occupations. This helps

I wouldn't call myself a pro but I'm getting better every day. I started as an end user and became familiar with the database after starting to report against (SSRS) Eventually was given smaller tasks to modify reports in Nav 2016 and small code changes. Learned to debug and after a while I started writing my own codeunits.

Miklos_Hollender wrote: »

I am a veteran, but will probably need a similar playlist for the new AL / extensions stuff. Anyone?

Started a collection here:
https://forum.mibuso.com/discussion/73223/bc-al-books-documentation#latest