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Discussion on: Trying to Find My Place in this Coding Journey

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Martyn Robotham

Hi,

Firstly I want to say that using Bootstrap4 / JQuery is not cheating in any way at all. Using and learning tools that help you achieve what you want to build faster is no dis service to you at all.

I do feel that learning your first programming language is the hardest as you need to build the core foundations and understanding rather than just syntax and the differences between what you already know and why it does certain things better / worse.

In your learning, maybe a good place to start is to look at what you have already built and think about how you would extend on this, then go ahead and write it. And don't feel scared to research and ask questions if you are stuck.

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Michael Maitoza

Sorry it took so long to reply. Thanks for your kind words and great advice. As soon as I am finished with this project I am going to do some overhauling of some of my projects from the past. I will be sure to ask questions when I get stuck. Thanks.

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Martyn Robotham

Hi Again,

I've followed you on dev.to if you want to ask me any questions if you feel uneasy about asking them in other forums. I can't guarantee I'll reply instantly, but I'll do my best to help (if you feel you need it)