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Discussion on: Advice for an Aspiring Web Developer New to Coding?

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Chloe

I've been in a similar position after graduating from uni with a degree in Archaeology and History I got a job in retail to pay the bills I kind of fell back into coding as a hobby. I landed an entry level job at a marketing company although a lot of I do involves around emails I'm currently learning Vue and relearning bits of JavaScript I've forgotten. I'm trying to document it as I go both physically on paper and on my blog/here and it's definitely helping.

Start with the basics of HTML/CSS/JavaScript I knew very little JS when I started my current role but looking back I definitely should have started learning it sooner as it has exploded in the past few years. In terms of frameworks it's up to you whatever you like I chose Vue as my company uses it and the learning curve isn't as steep as some of the others out there.

As others have said practice, practice, practice.

The best/worst thing about this industry there is always more to learn find something you like and stick to it. I'm admittedly quite very bad at this but I'm trying to get better.

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Jeril Bills

Thank you so much for your reply. I especially appreciate that you come from a kind of similar background and you're doing what I'm trying to do. I like the idea of documenting what I learn as I go. Someone else here suggested that, but knowing that you're actually doing that is encouraging, because I wasn't sure how exactly to do that, but now I have a role model. So thank you!

Your other advice reinforced my own thinking after all the advice I've read and gotten since I posted this, which is good, because it makes me feel like I'm on the right track.

I do feel pretty overwhelmed with all there is to learn in this field, so I appreciate the advice to stick to something and kind of focus on that. I'm a very indecisive person, so I think keeping that advice in mind will help me avoid getting too distracted by all the things I could learn, thereby helping me actually specialize in something. It's also comforting to know I'm not the only one who struggles with that, lol.