A civil/construction engineer learns to code
A shattered dream and humble beginning
26th October 2019, I received a push noti...
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Grit and determination are the two most important elements in learning something new, and you have both of them in abundance. Incredible to see your progress. Keep it up!
Thank you so much, Jai :)
You have been a great support throughout, without you none of this would have been possible.
Congrats on your first certificate and turning such a heartbreak into a positive one. Thanks for sharing your great story of ups and downs.
Thank you.
I thought my journey would help people who are just starting & I would also get some recommendations/ suggestions from Experienced devs.
In the micro keep practicing. Make real things. Deploy them. Transform tutorials into something completely different.
In the macro determine what it is that you want to do, front end, back end, game, mobile, data, enterprise. Choose languages and frameworks that are used in the direction that you want to go.
I will be making a portfolio profile by the end of this month, I'm looking forward to learning to make more things.
I was hoping to complete the entire curriculum of freeCodeCamp & then see where my interest lies.
Do you think it is a bad strategy?
Early on it is really hard. There is a lot that you need to learn in order to get started. Sometimes its best to go through a curriculum in order to get a feel of everything, but don't let yourself get stuck in a tutorial loop.
It is now easier than ever to setup your own domain and ship a site. Services like netlify and vercel can build your site, or even drag and drop your site into production. If you setup some sort of side project with what you know, you will begin to form questions that might be answered in your curriculum. Things that may have gotten brushed over will turn into "ah ha" 💡 moments.
Thanks, I hope I don't get stuck in a tutorial loop, at least this is not something I am planning.
Maybe after the first go, I'll have a better understanding of what can I make with which language & what interests me more.
Umm, I want to make a website from scratch using whatever I have learned in my HTML & CSS tutorials & I am looking forward to a lot of "ah ha" moments. :)
Great article, thanks for sharing! I've been looking around this site for a short while hoping to see content like this, as I'm considering sharing my journey also, so thanks! I'll be following and wishing you all the best.
Thank you :)
Yes, you should definitely share your journey, it would help a lot to people who are just starting their journey.
Congrats. Did you get a dev role? How long were you learning for?
Thank you.
No, I didn't get a dev role yet & I don't even think that I have learnt enough to get a dev role. I have been learning for over a month now
Oh wow to finish that path in 1 month is solid. Keep going my tip if I had to go back and do it again is would be look for job you like and see what skills the job role lists then focus on learning those. Even contact a company advertising and ask what they looking for specifically and just focus on those skills.
I wasted a lot of time jump around learning different things like C# but then went into a UI role. I think to get first job just focus on what the entry role requires and be solid candidate at that.
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Thank you, That's some great advice.
Awesome! You got this!
Thank you :)
Congrats, @naresh it was a good one, I’m starting like you on the hard way of JavaScript, I hope we can share experiences about it. Cheers!
Thank you
Yes, That would be great. Cheers!
Great article! I'm also learning how to code. Having a mentor is priceless. Just keep going and keep building things.. :)
Thank you.
Yes, having a mentor is priceless. I am blessed to have a great one.