The latest articles on DEV Community by Brian Ward (@brianw119). https://dev.to/brianw119 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%2F836934%2F1eec9c39-f701-4fe4-9a60-0d86bc9d78bd.png https://dev.to/brianw119 en Brian Ward Fri, 27 May 2022 20:32:26 +0000 https://dev.to/brianw119/my-coding-journey-4lji https://dev.to/brianw119/my-coding-journey-4lji <p>I have been doing the Odin project for a little over two months. It is challenging, but I expected no less. <br> My interest in programming started in 2004/5. I was on an electronics course and we were programming a basic counter. I was intrigued. I thought nothing of it for a few years , and then decided I want to learn. I tried Java, but had difficulty setting up the programming environment. I didn't know of online help forums - this was about 2008. I bought a book on Python, but didn't get very far.<br> Fast forward to 2022, and I started googling on how to learn, and Freecodecamp and the Odin Project kept coming up. <br> I decided to try Freecodecamp, and then Odin Project. The latter felt like a better fit, so I pursued that .<br> I am currently in the Javascript section of Foundations, and progress is slow, but still moving forward . I am planning on going down the Ruby on Rails path . I hope to make a career of programming. </p>