Hey friends! 👋
I didn’t post a tutorial last week, and there’s no excuse that can justify it. I apologise — I got a contract gig and became completely caught up in it. I’ve not yet learnt how to balance work life and recreational activities.
So tomorrow, expect a tutorial from me!
I learnt something new last week: Rails! Yes, Ruby on Rails. It was the framework used for the backend of the gig I worked on. Although my role was Frontend Developer, I had to do a few things on the backend. I found it surprisingly easy to navigate Rails because it’s quite similar to Python. People often say Rails is simpler and more beginner-friendly, but at the moment, I’m not so sure. Maybe I’m biased since I’ve been using Python for a while.
Anyway, if you have a solid foundation in computer science, learning a new language or framework is usually a walk in the park.
I recommend taking CS50 Introduction to Computer Science, taught by David J. Malan, if you’re curious. It helped me a lot! Although I was already programming before I took the course, it broadened my understanding and gave me more clarity.
That’s why picking up Rails wasn’t as difficult as I had imagined.
I also made use of AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude. Honestly, it was a game-changing experience. These tools simplified complex Rails code for me and generated useful examples.
Of course, I faced bugs 🐛, but I fixed them all.
I find the entire debugging process invaluable — it’s a brilliant way to learn, explore, and test edge cases.
Anyway, I’ve yapped enough. See you all tomorrow!
Bye.
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Top comments (6)
Impressive, hi gift please i don't really understand my coding life again,am really stuck 🥲🥲, please I need your help,I will be happy if you get back to this message
Hello Ifeoluwa, I'll be happy to help where I can. What are you stuck on?
Thanks for your response,have being learning frontend since June of this year,in which I sacrifice all my leisure time for that so have learnt HTMl/CSS,in which I build a project with that,I bought a course for JavaScript also, have being learning that since July in which I can actually build todolist from scratch,so I noticed when people are taking about responsive website, though I don't have knowledge about that before because the course I used to learnt HTMl CSS then did not talk about it.I just said I should check around and go and check how to do a responsive website,when I get to YouTube I noticed that I bought old course then in which CSS as being changed totally,I want to ask that can I go back and start learning from the scratch though my JS as not stand Very well, that's the reason why am actually stuck right now and I need your advice
You can continue learning JavaScript while diving into responsive design. I'd suggest reading up on media queries, flexbox and grid, and then try building a simple responsive landing page with HTML and CSS. Note down what goes wrong and try again. The more you practice, the more comfortable you'll get with responsive design. Feel free to add some JavaScript functionality to your project to solidify your skills. Just keep going with JavaScript, the more you learn, the better.
Thank you so much for the advice you have given me,I wish we can connect than this
Yes, we can connect on LinkedIn