Hi! I've been learning web programming on my own for almost a year. It has been a very interesting journey, filled with ups and downs, especially because I didn't know where to start and wandered around for a long time.
Now, I finally feel like I'm on the right track and this makes me very happy, however, I do feel a bit lonely. I really want to be part of a community where I can share my thoughts and insecurities about being a self-learner. And most importantly, interact with others that are going through the same.
Recently I completed the Responsive Web Design Certification on freeCodeCamp and I'm currently on the JavaScript one.
I hope I can meet some new people here :)
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You're in the right place! DEV is super beginner friendly, and there are many folks here who are self taught.
Thank you! I'm very happy to be here :)
Welcome! Great to meet you! dev.to and community.codenewbie.org are great communities to share your journey and read about the journeys of others. I look forward to hearing about your experience with programming!
That's awesome!! Thank you, I really appreciate it.
Lol I was just waiting for someone to write this article.
Cheers mate! Have a great day.
👋🏾Welcome! The Dev.to community is UH-MAZING, and I hope that you feel the love for code newbies and beginners!
Hi! Seems we're in similar situations lol. I am currently on the javascript part of fcc after a few months of self learning. #codenewbie 😁
Hello! That's so cool, I would love to know about your experience too :D
Hello and Welcome, I am Pachi!
I used to be a junior web developer and now I work with developer relations, but I consider myself a beginner in programming.
I was in the same spot you are 1 year ago.
Let's connect :)
Hi Pachi, nice to meet you! Thank you so much for your comment, I would love to connect with you :)
Hi Maru! DEV is a great place for you! We're happy you're here. I also invite you to check out the dedicated CodeNewbie Community — a home for early-career programmers and people learning to code ❤️
Hi Maru! I am also new here, started my journey with FCC over a year ago still going further currently I am about to finish Node.js part. I am not sure where will this journey take us, but the point is to enjoy the journey itself.
Good luck and keep going!
Yay! Another person from FCC :)
I agree, it's very important to enjoy the journey, even when things get too overwhelming
Well, you're definitely in the right place. Plenty of communities for all kinds and shapes of development. Backend, front-end, pragmatic, academic :)
By the way, how is the development market in Chile?
Thanks! I'm glad I found it.
I've seen a lot of job offerings here for developers, however most of them ask for 5+ years of experience which is a bit frustrating. Also, I've mostly seen opportunities for Back-End devs but maybe I'm not looking properly.
You are already going towards certificates which is a good thing, adding a portfolio will be a great help. A tip for searching jobs, it might sound very naive, but try to figure out the name of the role you want. Some total, might be irrelevant guesses, junior web developer, web developer trainee or junior frontend developer, anor use the filters available like experience on various sites like stack overflow jobs, Google jobs , Glassdoor, angel.co, remote work, and LinkedIn.
I hope you find something you like.
Oh that is something I'm struggling with, defining my role(s). Mostly because I would like to include other skills I have but still make my resume related to IT, it's like I can't seen to find the correct words...
Welcome!
First: It’s awesome that you been teaching it by yourself. There are many great sources of information and it can be quite overwhelming. FCC is a great place to start. Great job.
Second: Super good idea to reach out to connect with other beginners. Finding people to talk about development, code but also life is very valuable.
Never stop learning!
Thank you for your kind words, it means a lot to me. Yes, I truly think interacting with other people will help me boost my learning process and it also feels great to be part of a community
Totally. One thing is reading, studying and learning by yourself but to have fellow developers to discuss problems, concepts and ideas with.
I’ve work quite a lot as the only front end/UX developer and having a community to bounce of has helped me a lot.
I agree and it's actually a very interesting topic.
Nowadays being able to learn things on your own is a great skill but most people don't mention how lonely it can get, that is why I really appreciate platforms like this.
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