The latest articles on DEV Community by Christina (@bepixeled). https://dev.to/bepixeled https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F2229219%2Ffb4e4d60-6f0a-46ee-83d6-635afcd5c56b.jpeg https://dev.to/bepixeled en Christina Fri, 18 Oct 2024 09:28:27 +0000 https://dev.to/bepixeled/my-journey-into-coding-from-41-to-lifelong-learning-ci3 https://dev.to/bepixeled/my-journey-into-coding-from-41-to-lifelong-learning-ci3 <p>Hello, Dev.to community! 👋</p> <p>My name is Bepixeled, and I'm thrilled to share my journey into the world of coding. <br> At the wise age of 41, I decided to take a leap of faith and dive into programming. It has transformed my life in incredible ways. </p> <p><strong>How I got started</strong></p> <p>I've always been a tech nerd, interested in coding but never did i think I would dive into it. Well, last year my curiosity took over and I decided a bootcamp would be a good start tu just jump into programming.</p> <p><strong>The bootcamp</strong></p> <p>Intense but rewarding. 15 weeks of up to 60 hours of learning and coding. But I learned what i needed to get started in coding. Form the basic start with HTML and CSS, over JavaScript to React. Afterwards we jumped into back-end development with Node, Express and MongoDB. The best part about it was clearly the group projects. Learning how to work together from all over the country was a big deal in the beginning. Specially for me with ADHD and social anxiety. </p> <p><strong>Daily learning</strong></p> <p>At the end of the bootcamp i got sick and after graduating in march 2024 it took me months to get back to full health. I tried to be consistent in learning, but struggled for a long time. <br> But after that I was determined to get back on that learning path again. From watching tutorials, reading documentations to reading articles. I believe in continuous learning. I still feel like a newbie today, the long time of being sick took a toll. I "forgot" a lot of things I learned before and I had to kind of start over. But it's easier this time. </p> <p>I will start a new project today, I think this is one of the best ways to learn. Reading and watching tutorials, docs etc. its great, but doing the actual work is so much more rewarding. </p> <p><strong>Looking ahead</strong></p> <p>As I continue this journey, I aim to deepen my knowledge of JavaScript and JS Frameworks. I still have to get a grip on some things React related. After that I want to dive into Angular or Svelte. </p> <p>What motivated you to start coding? And what tips do you have for someone still learning? <br> I'd love to connect to other coding newbies </p> webdev beginners learning newbie