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5 Reasons to start the #100DaysOfCode Challenge

Karina.I on May 26, 2018

I started my #100dayofcoding challenge 92 days ago (Still Continuing). I spend at least one-hour coding for every day (even weekends and vacations)...
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Ben Halpern

Congrats!!!

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Karina.I

Getting comment from you is a great thing. Thank you for being such a great role model .

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Žane Suhadolnik

Currently on day 91 as well :D

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Ben Halpern

Woot!

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Domenico Luciani

As software engineer I code everyday during my job so I have a question: the "#100DaysOfCode" challenge is "valid" only if I code out of my office's hours? (Of course I code even in the weekend but my question is about coding during the week) :)

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Rospars Quentin

I'm asking myself exactly the same question ^ I code about 7h per day with my job.
There are so many things that I want to learn though... Maybe we could do this challenge during week-ends only?

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Reynaldo Veras

Wow this post really inspired me to start my own 100 days challenge. It's kind of funny, how I just finish making a post 2 minutes ago asking people how much time do they put in a day to learning code. I felt a little intimidated because other people are putting in hours each day learning and I only have about an hour each day to work on my skill. Clearly from your experience, you have achieved a lot. You have inspired me to believe in myself that 1 hour is is more than good enough to be productive.

For this I thank you,
A tip of the hat to you as well =)

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Melissa Manousos

I'm over halfway through my 3rd round of 100 Days of Code and I agree that the accountability aspect of it can not be understated!
I also really appreciate the structured format for documenting what progress I've made each day. I've applied this technique into other areas of my life. I find it especially helpful to see just how far I've come when reflecting back at the end of each 100 Days. To realize that the concepts I was struggling with a few months or weeks ago are now second nature is really gratifying. And if you see I'm still butting up against the same things, I know you need more practice in that area. It's also an excellent note-taking tool to help know what to do next. (e.g. "I finished x today. I got stuck on y and will return to read more documentation on that. Tomorrow I will complete z.") That way, even if I do have to miss a couple of days, I always know right where to pick up.

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Jose Ross Barredo

I dont know where to start 😣

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Melissa Manousos

Read through the 100DaysOfCode.com outline. The creator gives a lot of pointers.
He had a specific goal, so if there is a project you have been wanting to work on, start there.
If you don't have a specific project (I didn't), pick a tutorial (like the ones at freecodecamp.org or codecademy.com) and start there. It doesn't really matter what you do to start. You're building a habit, so starting is the main thing. As you get further along, you'll figure out where your weaknesses are and can supplement with additional readings and practice from there.

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Karina.I

Here is the guide line which I followed (still following).

Hope it will help you.

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ItsASine (Kayla)

I think I got to day 5 a few times 😅

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Abdul Qadir Luqman

Coding everyday is the right way to go

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David Jiang

Great motivational post ~ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Olimpio

Can you advise me on how do I start???

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Karina.I

Here is the guide line which I followed (still following).

Hope it will help you.

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Ekim Kael

You've make me wanted to start the challenge

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Ricardo Moura

Already feeling challenged 😁

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gyasik

I've already coded 17 days in a row. Have I technically started the challenge already or do I need to start from the beginning again? 😂 #117DaysOfCode