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Are you stuck in Tutorial hell?

Devesh🚀 — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:51:24 +0000

If you are then you are not alone. Every new developer goes through it so it's completely normal. I would like to share how I came out of tutorial hell.

I used to get ideas for creating web apps but didn't know how to implement them and used to search for some tutorials and code along with it, this is when I got stuck in tutorial hell.

I created a lot of projects only by watching tutorials without gaining any actual knowledge. I was totally dependent on youtube channels like traversy media, web dev simplified, florinpop, and many more. I just copy-pasted their code. This is the worst you could do.

I would like to tell you that it's totally fine watching tutorials but after watching and creating the app try implementing something of your own in the app, try and customize the app, play with the colors, take some effort to make it our own.
Also after creating the app try creating a clone of it without watching the tutorial and change the complete UI, use your own imagination, and see how much you have learned watching the tutorial, you would really see the difference.
After you get comfortable with the language I would suggest you clone the app before watching the tutorial, it would be a good challenge and it would boost your energy and improve your skills too.🚀
If you want ideas for your next project leverage GitHub and look through people's code, you'll definitely get a new idea and also learn conventions and practices to write clean code.

I hope this helped you and you'll take necessary actions and also make sure to help others by sharing the article🔥. You can follow me on Twitter, where I post about web development and similar content Deveshb15

Learn Programming from Harvard for FREE!!

Devesh🚀 — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 09:27:33 +0000

Want to become a programmer? then why not learn from the best? 🚀

As we all know Harvard is one of the most prestigious colleges in the ivy league. This Introduction to Computer Science course is taught by well-known David J Malan. He is an excellent professor and he does an excellent job in making this course. For now, there are three courses by Harvard available on the internet for free which are:

CS50's Introduction to Computer Science.
CS50's Web Programming with Python and JavaScript.
CS50's Introduction to Game Development.

CS50's Introduction to Computer Science.

This course is an introduction to intellectual enterprise and the art of programming. An entry-level course taught by David J. Malan, CS50x teaches students how to think algorithmically and solve problems efficiently. Topics include abstraction, algorithms, data structures, encapsulation, resource management, security, software engineering, and web development. Topics covered :

C
Data structures and Algorithms
Python
SQL
Html, CSS, and Javascript
Flask

Link to the course: Introduction to Computer Science

CS50's Web Programming with Python and JavaScript.

This course picks up where CS50 leaves off, diving more deeply into the design and implementation of web apps with Python, JavaScript, and SQL using frameworks like Django, React, and Bootstrap. In this course, you'll learn about database design, scalability, security, and user experience. Through hands-on projects, you'll learn to write and use APIs, create interactive UIs, and leverage cloud services like GitHub and Heroku. By course's end, you'll emerge with knowledge and experience in principles, languages, and tools that empower you to design and deploy applications on the Internet. Topics covered :

Git
Html, CSS
Python
Django
SQL
APIs
Javascript
Testing CI/CD
Security

Link to the course: Web Programming with Python and Javascript

CS50's Introduction to Game Development.

In this course, you'll learn about about the development of 2D and 3D interactive games in this hands-on course, as you explore the design of games such as Super Mario Bros., Pokémon, Angry Birds, and more. In a quest to understand how video games themselves are implemented, you'll explore the design of such childhood games as:

Super Mario Bros.
Pong
Flappy Bird
Breakout
Match 3
Legend of Zelda
Angry Birds
Pokémon
3D Helicopter Game
Dreadhalls
Portal

Link to the course: Introduction to Game Development

I hope that you'll leverage these resources and also make sure to help others by sharing the article🔥. You can follow me on Twitter, where I post about web development and resources Deveshb15

5 Best FREE Resources to learn JavaScript🔰

Devesh🚀 — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 08:48:16 +0000

Traversy Media is probably one of my favorite Youtube channels to learn anything related to Web Development. In this video, Brad teaches the fundamentals of JavaScript including more modern syntax like classes, arrow functions, higher-order functions, etc.
P.S. This tutorial only teaches you the fundamentals!
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Learn JavaScript is a wonderful website by Joubran Jad which teaches modern JavaScript from scratch and practice in an intuitive environment. The lessons & challenges will guide you through the topics step by step and its project-based approach will help you reinforce the concepts. Also, the mobile flashcards are awesome!🔥
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TheOdinProject is another amazing website that teaches you to create interactive and dynamic websites. There are a lot of Projects which helps you get better at manipulating DOM. I love this website because it helps you get better at reading documentation.
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Scrimba has 9 courses related to JavaScript, it includes Modern JavaScript, Regular expressions, and also TypeScript you can explore and choose what you want to learn!
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And last but not least WesBos's JavaScript30 is an amazing course that consists of 30 Vanilla JavaScript Projects which helps you get comfortable with both JavaScript fundamentals and working in the DOM without a library. I highly recommend this course after learning the basics of Vanilla JavaScript.
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Thank you if you read the blog so far, hope I helped you in some way or other. You can follow me on Twitter Deveshb15 where I tweet regularly regarding web development.

7 Best Places to find Hackathons!👩‍💻

Devesh🚀 — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 13:48:30 +0000

Hackathons are probably one of the best places to network with people and simultaneously learn and enhance your skills and also who doesn't love swags? Here are the 7 best places to look out for in order to attend a hackathon👇

Major League Hacking (mlh.io)

Major League Hacking is one of my favorites and one of the best places to find hackathons. MLH organizes many hackathons for University students and it also provides .tech, .space, and .online domain free for a year. I have been a part of 2 MLH hackathons and the experience is amazing.

Devpost(devpost.com)

Devpost also has many exciting hackathons listed but mostly Hackathons use Devpost to help you find a team, submit your project, and look at other projects. I love Devpost as I can see other people's projects and get good ideas, isn't it cool?

Devfolio(devfolio.co/hackathons)

I came across Devfolio in the quarantine while searching for virtual hackathons. I haven't used it much but I like the UI/UX of the website and also I had an amazing experience during the hackathon.

HackClub(hackathons.hackclub.com)

HackClub is another great website to look for international hackathons for High School and University students. It has a wide list of hackathons to choose from.

Hackalist(hackalist.org)

Hackalist is a website that provides a list of upcoming hackathons around the world and also it is Open-Source. It also has a filter for hackathons that give travel reimbursement so it is awesome for people who like to travel.

Hackathon IO(hackathon.io/events)

Hackathons IO includes almost every hackathon that is going on around the world. It even has a network tab where you can find hackers from all around the world and attend the hackathon with.

HackathonsNearMe(hackathonsnear.me)

Hackathons near me helps you find hackathons based on city and find local hackathons, I haven't used this website a lot but It has some good reviews.

These resources are more than enough to find and attend a hackathon, so what are you waiting for? Attend a hackathon and upskill yourself. Follow me on Twitter Deveshb15 and do let me know how was your experience.