Today is the day I finally decided to start. I finally decided I wanted to learn how to code.
On a bleak September morning in my modest 3rd year accommodation, I have no idea if I’ll succeed or even get anywhere with this. But I believe giving it a go and possible failing is better than sitting on it and passively waiting for something to happen.
But why? This is a question I ask myself all the time whenever this idea came to mind. I’ve always liked the idea of coding, it seems oddly therapeutic to me how you can create something out of (basically) nothing; where you can get to the point that any problem you have could be solved, or eased, with just the power of coding.
I could just be really naïve and not know what I am about to embark on, but I am excited to get started.
To assist me on my journey I am going to be using the help of freecodecamp.org, and I will be going through their “Certified Full Stack Developer Curriculum”.
What I Learnt Today
- Overall refreshed myself on some coding basics (I dabbled a little at the beginning of the summer)
- Created a heart using SVG
- Created a fake cat blog, with clickable phone number and email address
- Learnt about semantic code: Blockquote, U, S; Ruby elements
- Below is the code for a little red heart!
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<title>Heart Icon</title>
</head>
<body>
<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="red">
<path
d="M12 21s-6-4.35-9.33-8.22C-.5 7.39 3.24 1 8.4 4.28 10.08 5.32 12 7.5 12 7.5s1.92-2.18 3.6-3.22C20.76 1 24.5 7.39 21.33 12.78 18 16.65 12 21 12 21z"
></path>
</svg>
Where I aim to go with this
I don’t expect to become an absolute genius at coding anytime soon, I’ve still got my final year of uni to crawl through after all.
However, in six months I’d like to be able to confidently make my own websites and have at least 1 live project.
Being able to call myself a full-stack developer will be extremely rewarding and a skill that I hope can transfer to other aspects of my life.
In 12 months my goal is to be making £200+ per month from coding, whether that be from apps, templates or freelancing.
A dream of mine would be to keep up with this blog and create an awesome community who, through my journey, can learn to code and help each other.
💡
I hope you enjoyed my first blog post! Follow me on my journey, experience the ups and downs of coding and maybe, just maybe, you’ll learn something too!
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By Harvey Evans
“Learning to code one line at a time”
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