This article was written by Erik Trautman, the founder of The Odin Project.
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Just started the Odin project today (20/3/2025), and I am so excited to begin this overwhelming but fascinating journey myself! I am going to take the Foundations course and then move to the Full Stack JS course.
Thank you for making this awesome post, which made me motivated, and now I am ready to persevere and grind every single day !!
same here
same here
I have just started too
I'm just like you bro, I started on 1st April, 2025.
Twinsies! I could've written this exact post :)
Same, just started today!
Same!!!!
same here
Same! Just started today! Actually I'm not a beginner with software development, but I hope this course can be a useful tool to improve!
Let's keep going guys! 🔥
I just started my journey today, 23rd of April 2025.
lets meet along the way while going twords the end.
Let's get it brother. See you at the end. 04/23/25
together, brother.
Made me motivated as well. I appreciate knowing what to expect and the challenges that lie ahead! Good luck everyone! lol
Just started today and I'm curious, how's everything goin'so far after a month or two?
i started today, i want get a study group goin.
hey, just started too, i might be late by a month or two, but i wanna be part of the group...
hello, how has the study group been? I want to join too
Are there study groups?
How's it going?
Are there any other women here?
Hey Donna, how are you. Today is my Day 1!
hello this is my day 1 can we work together
Hi ladies! Would love to join you or any other women starting now? This is my day 1 08/19/2025
heyy, I'd love to join too! Just started today :)
I just started today as well hehe
Hey, similar times, wanna have like a study group?
Same here!
Hey Lisa! Did you just start yesterday? 08/18/25?
me too 😅 good luck folks :)
how's it going?
I hope you're still in your coding journey!
July 20, 2025 here, a bit late, but I really wish I knew this a bit earlier. Anyway, I'm enjoying this so far.. hope to learn with u guys. 😺
same, we can do this guys! wish y'all the best!
Same
how's it going brother?
Same here
Same here man! just started couple of days ago
same here, hope all the best that we can do every step in our journey.
same, study group?
same here
Planning to do the same. My goal with this is to overcome tutorial hell. All the best to everyone.
Hello there! How you doing so far?
Good luck guys. I just started today 25th May 2025
Good luck to you too! Starting today myself, just 4 days after you from the look of it.
I'm starting today!
same :)
Just started today!
for sure this is a motivation. having gone through the article I can say that the article is not only a foundation but also a "pavement". Joined on 10/4/2025.
Hi, same here! I am just finishing a boot camp based on Ruby on Rails, so I am jumping into the same course as you. Good luck with that!
I'm excited to start this project, too. It's on May 9th, 25, and hopefully, I'll stay consistent even if I hit a wall, which I tend to hit a lot.
same here
This post is gold!
You should probably also mention the Dunning-Kruger effect.
This hits home
I started The Odin Project today, and it really resonated with me. I’ve always had the mindset of “I can learn this in just a month,” but that approach hasn’t worked out well. I keep questioning whether the resources I’m following are the right ones and constantly second-guessing my choices: “What if I choose this one? What if that one is better?” All the self-doubt has kept me from starting a project on my own. I’ve been stuck in this cycle for too long. Thanks to this article, I’m now aware that this is just a phase and that I need to keep moving forward. I believe The Odin Project will be a solid starting point for me.
I am new as well. We can do this if we stick with it!
i started a couple days ago, i want to build a study group for morale, focus and inspiration. nothing like friends to share the struggle with!
Hi @johan20000819 I'm looking forward to working with you. I just joined and are beginning my journey today. Let's keep going everyone
I am glad to hear! maybe we could make a group chat on discord, of people in similar learning times
A study group sounds like a fine idea! I just started yesterday, coming from a surface level web design/graphic design background. I look forward to deepening my skills with like-minded learners!
I have no words to describe the familiarity, clarity and realism in this post, I will make sure to share it with anyone beginner in programming, so he takes the right path from the beginning of his journey.
I have been jumping between the mountains of resources out there, the frustration and despair kept growing inside me, but this post cleared my vision and thoughts without a doubt, drawing a clear a path in my head to what I should do.
I started the Oden Project on 25 June 2025, I will stick with only it, I don't have a vision into future, so I don't know what I will encounter in my journey, but I will make sure to keep my passion high and build as much as I can, I will keep moving forward until my name shine in the industry of Web Dev, wish good luck my friends as I wish all of you the same.
Same start date! Good luck!
I'm excited to see where this journey will take both of us, good luck ^^!
This is such an eye opener for a kid like me who wanted to jump right into coding with all the cool looking courses that internet offered to make a life changing moment. This is a hard hit on my expectations while it also reminds me that path ahead is not easy as it may sound and I need the willpower and focus to push through. I just started the odin project today and I would like to learn it along with someone like me who is uncertain of this path and grow together. I have always believed that teaching others what you know and learning from them of what you don't is the best way of learning. Well please do contact me in discord -
noah_osmont._.or by mail to charancodes@proton.me
Excellent article. It really resonates with me.
I made it through a reputable boot camp three months ago, but I can see now I was firmly stuck gazing in fear over the Cliff of Confusion. I'm excited to fill in the Swiss cheese holes in my knowledge by working through The Odin Project.
I have wanted to take this course for years and I am finally able to. I am so excited to dive in! I am grateful for this article because it breaks down the reality of learning development and the journey through each phase... all the way to employment. This was a great read!
I started learning programming between 2013 and 2016 during high school. However, the whole course was just Java (the one with the coffee), and only in the 5th semester did I start to see web development and fall in love with it. I did a graduation project using HTML, CSS, JS, PHP and a database, hosted via Xampp. But I'm from a humanities background and ended up forgetting everything. I studied History, now I work as an HR assistant and I always find myself wanting to study front-end development. However, many courses teach programming logic, and I understand it, but I can't visualize it. I'm very much a visual learner and this has prevented me from moving forward. I learn more easily if I see a
forloop being applied directly to a website, instead of being asked to do aconsole.log. I started The Odin Project today and I hope to learn a lot.Thank you so much! It made me realize that my feelings lately are valid. It motivates me to be not scared of trying new things. Btw, I'm just started Odin project today. I really hope that I can finish this until the end of the lesson. :)
Just started my journey today, after making a tough decision to leave my marketing career behind, i'm 20 so i know i still have plenty of time to learn, fail, iterate and improve... reading this article also prepares my mind for what's to come, pretty sure i'd be back here occasionally when things get hard.
I just accepted a job to create a website for a local tattoo studio + I feel like I know what I'm doing but I'm suspicious of how easy it seems like this project is going to be lol. I've got experience in a few of the major languages I need to use because of my software engineering degree, but I was SO bad at that course because I thought it was intensely boring. Hopefully the Odin Project means I can find a passion for this and maybe go into freelance webdev:)
Hi there, I've just started the Odin Project, today is the (10/08/2025). I've done a few tutorials over the years, but I haven't built anything. I was in template and tutorial hell for a while so this article was definitely enjoyable because I don't feel as alone in my journey towards becoming a full stack developer.
Thank you for the guideness sir, i really love to learn by self taught and this odin project also doing that way with documentation. i think today my motivation was so high because of its my phase 0 ,but gradually i build learning as system not just a goal , i will do it consistently and im also so eager to take my first step on this and good to see you all foks, stay with touch i will update it...
Hey all, I recently started the Odin project and have a fair idea of HTML, CSS, and JS, but am going through the foundations course right now, planning to take the full stack web developer path. I also have some experience in Java and cloud fundamentals in Azure. Looking for dedicated learners to pair up with so we can support each other in the learning process!
I've made an account here just to say that I've never read something as relatable as this post. I was trying different things before sticking with android development and now I'm clearly in the desert of despair phase. Right now I'm taking a break.. hopefully a break, and I picked up the Odin project today as I was also thinking about building a personal website sometime in the future, thank you for this awesome course and this blog post.
Interesting!
I have been trying to learn web dev close to a year with no progress at all.
Very frustrating to have gone through tutorial hell and yet unable to do any coding on my own.
Reading through this material has given me view to task ahead and roadmap to follow.
Thanks
Just found The Odin Project today. I have tried other courses on Udemy but it did not work well, now I am on college 3th. period in IT Management and I hope to join the area asap. Excited with the project and I promised to myself I will do my best and I will get there!
Starting The Foundations now.
nothing feels better than starting with a post like this that gives you the perfect picture of what lies ahead...just started the odin project.
let the journey begin...to other starters like myslef, see you on the green side
started the Odin Project today, and I'm all set to start this journey to become a developer. This post was great way to make new developers aware of the challenges they might face. After finishing 1st year of my 4 year CS degree, I've realized my degree isn't going to help much and so I'm ready to figure out my own path.
Started the odim project now 29/05/2025, and im in love with the project and the propose it has, i started by the foundations course and discovered this post made by the creatro that just gave me a map with all the steps i will face and problems i will have. i will not stop until i fell that im a real programmer and can do things with confidence.
thanks to everybody that put love to make this possible, i promisse that i will use it to make it happens and become a developer.
the odin project seems an interesting road to walk.
I have a lot of scatered knowledge about coding and stuff, but what I need the most is a way to get passed the CoC and move bravely to the DoD.
so, I decided to take on this odin road, maybe It will get me where I want.
"I’ve really been going back and forth, jumping from one resource to another trying to learn different coding concepts. Reading this post means a lot to me—thank you. It’s motivating, as always, but more importantly, it reminds me that I’m not alone. Almost everyone learning to code seems to go through these same struggles. I’m currently working on building more persistence and consistency in my journey."
I first attempted TOP and edX’s CS50 back in 2022. I barely knew what I was doing then and ended up quitting halfway through. I had IT and my final year to focus on, so I stepped away.
I finally graduated in December 2023 with a degree in Environmental Biology, and since then, I’ve been trying to find myself.
Today, April 24th, 2025, I’m back on the horse.
I’ve put this off for a long time, but reading this article gave me the push I needed. If I had come across it back when I first started, maybe I wouldn’t have quit. It’s helped solidify my resolve, I’m going to push through, no matter how hard it gets.
I’m writing this as proof for myself. Something to look back on if I ever feel like giving up again.
Thank you for the words. They made me feel like I caught a glimpse of the future, and now I have the tools to face it head-on.
today i started the Odin project, definitely in the honeymoon stage right now ahaha im very excited and have a big project in mind down the road :) this was a great post on putting things into perspective !
Just started the Odin Project 08/20/2025. I take many other courses before from other platforms which offers "complete full-stack web development". But like this article says this is a market strategy. I will share my progress under this comment. See you on the finish line guys!
This was an incredible read. I discovered The Odin Project and, despite my initial skepticism about starting over, I decided to continue because it offers a clear path to my goals. This blog post helped me understand my current phase in the journey, and I'm feeling more motivated.
I come from a civil engineering background. Recently, I’ve been trying to automate my tasks through coding. In the last 2 months, I finished my “hand-holding” phase and have now set out a clear path forward with my tech stack:
Starting today (17/06/25), I decided to invest my time into The Odin Project to complete my first three goals: mastering HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and later I’ll move to FreeCodeCamp for Python.
My end goal is to build real-world solutions that solve problems I face in my field.
I’m always open to suggestions. If there’s a tool, concept, or path you think I should explore, feel free to share!
I started the Odin project today (28/07/25), thank you for this post, it has elevated my spirit and pointed me to what I should focus on. Building while learning is how we cement what we've learnt.
I'm excited to begin this journey although I've been a bit overwhelmed, this post has eased me in the journey.
Consistency and perseverance will make the difference. I will be sure to journal my journey. Thank you once again
I just started this coding phase yesterday afternoon after my Chatgpt recommended Odin Project as one for me who have no coding background. I will give my best and strive to accomplish this journey. Seeing this post, have added more motivation to me.
I am open to learn and work with friends around the globe.
Here I am first day of August 4th, 2025, deciding to embark on this journey to hopefully change my life. I have very little experience in this field, so I know there will be difficult times ahead but Im not going to give up. I wish everyone good luck and future success!!!!
Have been trying to code but have been stuck in this honey moon / Cliff of confusion / Desert of despair, have learned over a long time "Longer then id be willing to admit" and have massive gaps in even simple areas.
focusing on
HTML & CSS
JavaScript
React
Python
PostgreSQL
Goal is to be able to fully write ML/RL without need of following guides on simple syntax. And to be able to build out front end/back end
06/17/2025
it's august 23 i will follow along the course of this odin project i will see what are the changes happening to me and if i am able to build projects, what i wanted is to build an iot related or any good website and secure a job successefully at the end of the course what important is that i keep learning and not giveup and be updated as per industry standard and make plan and follow along that my goal is to get a job at 1 jan 2026 or before it.
Ok, here goes. Be careful what you wish for, as the saying goes. I'm already two feet in so here's to digging deep and grinding it out even when some days could feel like I'm sinking in the desert of despair! Thank you for this honest but motivating article.
Thanks for the advice, I just started the Odin project, on 9 sep 2025, I am totally new to coding and developing and would like to participate in groups to increase our collective chances to persevere through these phases. Good luck guys and gals.
Thank you for such an eye-opening article! I started a course on Codecademy about a month ago and I agree on the handholding part. It felt good to 'achieve' something, but in the end I actually didn't know exactly what I had achieved, apart from memorizing some basic syntax. I was doing puzzles without the context necessary to understand what I was doing and why I was doing it.
I'm now reading through the Foundations part of the Odin Project and it's obvious that this is a project built by people who know what you need to actually get somewhere. And that certainly helps me to stay motivated and focussed.
Just started the Odin Project today (06-0602025), and i am so happy about walking this path of life. i will be starting the foundational courses and then choose the next course which is best suitable for me.
Just started the Odin project today "19/8/2025" (maybe a little late to the party), and I am so excited to begin this overwhelming but fascinating journey myself! I am going to take the Foundations course and then move to the Full Stack JS course.
Thank you for making this awesome post, which made me motivated, and now I am ready to persevere and grind every single day !!
I just started the Odin Project today as well (8/5/2025). I'm excited to begin this journey, regardless of the hardships I'll endure. That's just part of it, and I hope everyone taking this course comes out on top! Like one of the other users said, thanks for making this post! It helped put things into perspective, and it also fueled the fire! And what good 'ol Kelly Clarkson once said, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." So let's get after it!
Created an account just to say this really motivated me. I thought I was the only one experiencing difficulties while starting to code. I really hope I don't give up on learning, I just started re-learning cause I got so overwhelmed knowing that I don't know a lot of things. This really helped! Just started learning on Odin Project today June 25, 2025
This is an insightful article, it is expected one sees this before going into coding so it will be like one has cheat code. You have an idea what to expect and how to navigate through it. A big thank you to the founder for putting this out there, its a good one
Who else is here on 27/06/2025? I had heard about The Odin Project before from a friend ,but never really dug deep into it...I've always struggled with the problem of finding the right resources and the feeling of not doing enough. 1 year down the line ,here I am once again ,only that now I'm ready to put in the work and stay consistent. I can't say that I'm a complete beginner -- I do have a background in web dev, but I want to solidify my fundamentals and foundation ,and I believe that The Odin Project is the perfect platform to achieve this. Let's keep learning. Cheers!
Beyond all the valuable insights, this article was incredibly fun to read. This is possibly the best article I could have found to get me started on this journey. I'm super exited. Let's make it happen.
I can completely correlate with the post Erik has written. Thank you for the heads-up and showing the true picture of the hassles we are about to face..
I am going to start it today April 16th 2025 and looking forward to learn through this amazing platform.
Thank you mates!
just started The Odin Projects today, I'm very excited to go by this course and learn Fullstack Javascript course. it will be helpful in my web developer journey. Thanks to The Odin Project that they provide such type of course materials.
I decided to wholly jump back onto this horse today after a few attempts to study but finding my moral dying at the honeymoon stage. Am excited to get back into it, and this article has painted a challenging yet fascinating picture of the actual journey ahead. Thank you for this piece of useful information
I'm starting the Odin project today and I've never been as excited to learn a new skill before. I appreciate all the hard work that has gone into the project and this post has given me a good understanding of what is required.
Time to lock in!
Thank you! I am ready to jump right in! I appreciate the honesty of how this journey can be. I am already a Software Engineer Bootcamp graduate, and I felt all of the phases that were described in your article. I don't feel so alone now. I believed that there was simply something wrong with my learning style. It all makes sense now. Thank you!
Today 8/17/2025 is my starting date. I do love the post and i look forward to an awesome ending. I hope to pass through the phases and get things done.
Incase if you have a group meant to sharing knowledge about programming do reply to my post.
Thanks.
Thank you for the post. More than the content, I admire the language you've employed to deliver the content. It was very fun to read and counter-intuitively, the post gives the momentum to the reader to accomplish his/her goals!
Thank you for writing this post, it clarified doubts and concepts that I had no idea existed.
Knowing the goal you want to achieve is necessary, however, what was explained in this post shows how important it is to know what is on the way to your goal.
I started The Odin Project today, and I made a big commitment to myself, and I know that this will completely change my life beyond my professional life. 🚀
If I can give one piece of advice to those who are just starting out (like me), make sure you have a clear goal and what makes you want to achieve it, this will be your daily motivator for each line of code written! 💡
Contact me!
github.com/bcstaslva
I just started The Odin Project today (24/03/2025). I’m am more then excited to begin this new chapter in life. I am currently attending a 2 year college program while doing this as well :). I wish every aspiring developer a happy and fulfilling journey.
Such an eye opener. Honestly, I spent way more time reading, introspecting and grasping the teachings than I normally would, but damn is it worth it! I honestly wish someone would have recommended me this sooner.
As someone wandering the Desert of Despair for quite some time; it honestly felt as if the Mr. Erik knew me inside out. All my worries, problems, shortcomings and acute advice to overcome them, all condensed into one.
I would again request everyone to not just read it/skim it but rather absorb it (if that makes any sense) and *reread it again and again. *
BEST OF LUCK!
I’m finally starting my web development journey with The Odin Project today (July 7th, 2025). Honestly, I wish I had started sooner, but I’m glad I didn’t wait any longer. Reading this post really hit home, and it perfectly sums up the ups and downs of learning to code. I’m dropping this comment here as a reminder for my future self to look back, see how far I’ve come, and keep going no matter how hard it gets.
Thanks, this really brings some understanding to the fact that I still don't understand a lot :) Hopefully in the future, thanks to the Odin project, I'll start to misunderstand a little less.
Great post, didn't know that others are struggling as well. Felt like a failure for taking longer to finish smaller projects.
Gives me the encouragement to continue the journey, thank you Erik Trautman and the Odin community.
We can do this, continue to learn and develop.
Greetings all!
This is day for the 3rd time, coding is something that just something I can’t escape. I haven’t gotten discouraged, but life happens and I had to refocus. I am here to learn and network. I’m ready for the challenges ahead, even though one can’t be ready for it all. After reading this article I’m ready to tackle what comes my way. Bring it on!
Thanks!
I'm starting today 31/3/2025. I have no experience with HTML/CSS/JS......But I'm willing to learn no matter how difficult it gets, I'm gonna show up everyday, go through the material and build stuff on my own...Good luck me!
Yeah same with Me, just do it
I've been doing these "roundabouts" for about three years, I've been so inconsistency and this really puts it into perspective. If you see this post and you're interested in joining my discord server where we keep ourselves accountable and share knowledge, please join this link
7/16/2025
This is the beginning of my New Years resolution. I was excited when i started to read all this information then i got a little worried about my abilities to do this kind of thing but now I am feeling a bit more confident with myself and can't wait to get really going on it.
Hi Linda,
Even getting started is an awesome step! I hope you keep with it!
Well well well, here I am reading this thoughtful post again (for the second time after 3 years). I still remember that diagram of “coding confidence vs competence.” I actually took The Odin Project in 2022 and kept learning until I reached the point where I was able to make simple full stack websites on my own.
BUT something stopped me in the “desert of despair.” I don’t know what it was, but I got buried six feet under the shifting sand of that cursed desert. I quit my journey of learning web development and coding in altogether.
After three years of quitting, I thought to myself, “I mean… come on… just admit it, you are so obsessed with coding. Because even when you ditched the whole thing, you still think about it. You feel guilty that you left it behind. It gave you meaning and purpose in life. You live for this sh*t bro.”
So here I am, coming back after I broke up with web development and realized “she was the one”, just like a toxic ex crawling back, begging for another chance to center my divs.
But this time I’m no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring because yesterday already brought it. I finished the CS50 course (also for the second time 😅) and now I’m starting from scratch with The Odin Project, knowing exactly what’s lying ahead of me, more determined and more aware.
Finally, thanks for reading this messy, long ass comment. May your journey be fun and enjoyable, your code free from bugs, and your console free from scary looking error messages. Enjoy your journey and don’t let the “desert of despair” get you like it did to me. It’s really dark in there (keep that in mind).
I wish you good luck and happy coding, my friend. ❤️
Thank you for this thoughtful article. It made me wonder if other types of learning too—like acquiring a new language—follow similar phases. I’ll do my best to manage my expectations because, as was pointed out, the beginning feels easy, but pushing through when things get tough is the real challenge. I’m already bracing myself for the inevitable imposter syndrome!
That said, a part of me feels like I’m finally returning to my roots. Back when I was around 12, I poured my free time on building various websites, including copying dictionaries by hand to make them searchable online. Because I had genuinely loved it, I’ve always had some regret about not pursuing web development as a career, but reading this reminded me that it’s still not too late to change that. I really appreciate the project's existence, the passion and drive behind it, and the resources you’ve put together—thanks to them, it makes diving back in feel a lot more possible.
This impostor syndrome has been haunting me for years, and I do not know how I will push it far away from me. I hope to use this opportunity to do just that and focus on my journey.
My journey begins today at the age of 39. I want to thank all the amazing people who put in their efforts to help and also build this amazing community.
Great and insightful post, thanks! Quite a reality check for me. Will bookmark this!
This is definitely an article that needs to be bookmarked for future references. Its my first day learning to code and the Odin project seems quite fascinating. I cant wait for the desert of despair.
Mehn this article is so stimulating. I think I'm ready to take on this journey and I remain humbled by this post. 💯
i finally started my odin project today. I started from scratched and I love this post so much.thanks for the roadmap.
Great post!
You may be also interested in roadmap.sh/
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I just began my journey today, 22/08/2025, as a full-stack web developer, and hopefully by the end of the year, I'll be able to build end-to-end, high-quality web applications.
Just started The Odin Project
starting the the odin project 30/03/2025 as a final year student from chaibasa engineering collelge let see i am newbies in webdev
Hello everyone....just started today on the 29th August, 2025....so much excited for this journey
very enriching
I'm just getting started with Odin Project today, thanks for this post! A realistic outlook on what to expect moving forward is incredibly helpful and gives some grounded insight for what's to come.
Just started today.
I started today 05/08/2025. Ready for the rollercoaster ride
starting this the odin project today very excited :D
I just made the plunge on self development and started today the Odin Project to see where it all takes me. I am excited and scare all at once. This post was awesome to read, thank you so much :)
Thoroughly enjoyed this article- especially the diagrams. You're a really great writer, thanks for all the awesome tips!!
Just starting The Odin Project today, glad i read this piece, i hope to scale through. Thanks for this!
Today is 31st July 2025 and i am starting to learn web dev. This article has given me a vision and root to continue.Thank you for the article.
I started learning today.
Wish me luck guyss
Starting today 7/28/2025
Just starting today. Thank you.
THANK YOU.I Really Appreciate It.
Thank you for the free full Course The Odin Project
Just started today, and I hope for the best in this learning journey!
Hi! I'm new here and a total beginner.Today(15/8/2025) is my first day starting with odin project.
Started today, and this post is a true eye opener. Thanks!!
Thank you for the post, it's really inspiring and mindful. I'm beginning my journey today. GL everyone!
Thank you! This was very inspiring and informative! New Coder! Rah! Rah!
Just started the odin project today and I hope I will figure out slowly day-by-day
started today with The Odin Project, looking forward to the ups n downs!
wish me luck
~ jemaine-git
today, 18th of June 2025 marking my first step into the Odin Project. Let's gooooo
Starting the "The Odin Project" brought me here. And I would like to thank you very much for sharing these valuable insights. Appreciate it. Wish me luck.
thanks sir Erik for bring me this TOP awesome website to help me go learn web dev, again, thank you
Just started the Odin project on 6/21/205, hope I can keep up the consistency
hey guys, im starting odin project, june 23 2025. anyone who needs help and beginning, lets start a chat together and study together. good luck my friends, and lets do study together.
It's grind season.
I started learn to code befor but odin way, I think it's the best for me. because you do what coding really is not just watching toturils. so guy let's learn together.
I just started some days ago and this post is quite motivational and tells you the truth which is the most important thing when initiating a new project. Love it !!
Fantastic article. Gave me a sense of what I'm going to commit to and gave me a list of pros and cons. I've dabbled in python but it was only surface level knowledge from a college class.
Started the Odin project today (28/08/2025) , really excited.
Thanks for this awesome post.
我是车辆工程专业的学生，希望学习编程可以帮助我未来在学习和就业上更快进步
Started the Odin Project today! (July 2, 2025). Wish me luck!
Me too bro, let's hope we succeed
Buenas hay algun grupo de WhatsApp
I started today 1/09/2025
Just started the Odin project today (13/07/2025) with an open mind.Thank you for the opportunity.
Just started my journey today (15/7/2025) with The Odin Project's Foundation course. Excited (and a little nervous) to go through all these phases you mentioned! 🚀
i knew it wasn't going to be so easy you already making me lose hope but i like a challenge
Very inspiring and detailed writing! This is the day (28/08/2025) I started to the Odin project.
I just started the program, and I’m excited to absorb all the knowledge and become able to build a full app. My goal is to offer my services as a freelancer.
Start 25/06/25
Ready to learn! Thank you for putting this together!
Just started the Odin project today, thanks for the beautiful post, it clarified my mind.
Anyone want to study together?
I just started the Odin's Foundation Course and I'm so encourage to walk this path. This is the starting and promising date to begin the journey. Lets's go!!!
I'm working in something not even IT related and I crave something different. I'll be starting the Odin Project and continuing my SE studies.. Lets go..
❤️
Started the Odin Project today (20/03/2025). I'm bricking it in all honesty but feel like it could be a good change of career direction to go down. Fingers crossed
Just started today !!!
starting today 😁
Started on: 29/06
I just started my coding journey today.
Good luck to all and I hope everyone here succeeds
Thank you so much for the mental heads up!!
Muchas Gracias Erik 🙏🏾
Whoooa i needed this, i am starting today and honestly, it has been a long day. i am doing it as an extra-cirricular activity at my school and its once a week so, this helps keep my interest in this.
wow, this is a lot
Just starting the odin project today. I have used other platforms like free code camp and codex and i am still using them. it feels hard but i believe i will get there.
Just started the Odin project today too, 30/05/2025
Looks like this will be hell, but well you know, the path to heaven feels like hell.
So let's see how this goes.
what an awesome oversight
Just started today 30/4/2025 , after leaving my degree in computer science for almost 13 yrs.
See you in Job Ready!
Awesome and well-written article. Let's start the journey!
I will start today! 04/07/2025. Future me, please tell me about your progress!
Thank you for making this awsome post.
Great post!
Starting April 21st, 2025! Wish everyone the best of luck!! KEEP YOUR HEADS HIGH!! We got this!
Come on guys we can do this, I am starting today, May 27 in 2025. I can do this, I know I can!!! It's only a matter of time and practice and persistence. FOCUS FOCUS!!!
Ну прикольный текст. мне нравится. есть в этом что то знакомое.
Thank Erik.
Seeing a road map ahead of a new journey is a blessing.
Hope that I can build my things soon.
Good luck to everyone beginning The Odin Project!
I started the course yesterday 8/1/2025 will update if I complete it and actually build that website I always wanted to
Muchas bendiciones en su camino yo también apenas empiezo 04/05/2025
Started the Odin Project today. Quite Happy I read this article. I think he has me in mind when he wrote it.
Thank you for breaking this down, and giving the link to a community forum where we can find other people trying to learn and a safe place to learn how to ask the right questions.
Rabbit holes are fun. On a serious note thank you everyone for making this possible. I’m very hopeful and motivated to make this work.
Yay honeymoon phase
This is so Insightful!Started the Journey about 2 weeks ago,and I can say this makes it so clear. Looking forward for this journey.
Old guy trying to learn new tricks! Here we go!
I started today(5/12/2025). I promise to keep myself accountable and scale through all the challenges
I'm feeling less lost now. Thanks for making this post, I feel really motivated right now !
Thanks for this post, it gives a realistic idea of what to expect in this journey.
Beautiful post.
Started my Odin journey today. Will be coming back to this whenever the going gets tough.
I started the Odin project today being 14th april 2025 and I hope to achieve what I am here for.
Thanks to all you for making Odin project possible for us today.
too helpful for starting to code
Bueno estoy empezando desde ahurita 5/04/25.Será un camino largo pero se lograra acabarlo.
Started the Odin project on 21st April, 2025. So excited to go forward.
Hi all,
Started today and I really don't know anything about web development, coding or programming. :)
Thanks for this post.
Wish me luck and I wish good luck to all beginners out there!
I am excited to start this course and see what the future holds!
Such wonderful post!
Saludos desde Perú, empezando hoy 11/04/2025 ; ).
I've started The Odin project nearly 2 years ago and I stopped at Object Basics. Today, I go again, from scratch. Good luck to all of you on that journey.
Wanted to go to a tech school to get this knowledge but decided to try and hack it on my own hope ODIN takes me to the promise land.
Thank you for such early insights.
Today I am starting the odin project(29 may/2025) and I will make sure to persevere through all the stages.
Once again thanks Erik for your contributions.
Just started the Odin project today (11/5/2025) we'll see where the journey will take me
no matter what, lets keep going.
Just started my journey today. 47yrs old and changing my career. Article was awesome... I felt every word and emotion.
Started my journey today : (30/MAY/25)
I felt in a mirror. This post showed everything I've been living, but now I got motivation.
Tons of thanks.
Just finished reading this, I will start my web development journey today(28/05/2025).
very insightful and detailed post
Today (Aug/03/2025) is the day of my very first baby step to that amazing journey! Thank you for showing the reality and, more importantly, how to face it to be successful
coooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!!
a big thank you to Erik for helping understand what lies ahead and sets the expectation right in terms of learning Thank you again.
Nice explanation on the journey I started. Thanks for advices. Have a nice day
4 July 2025, Starting my journey to be the best of the best web developer and programmer
Today i just saw this article, im giving it my all, thanks so much for this wonderful piece. kids i know one day in the future you will see this comment....Dont worry you can do it.
Just started June 4 2025
Its 5th June 2025 and I am starting the Odin Project today.
I got lost in the Desert of Despair once, and here I am starting the Odin Project.
Looks really good!
Outstanding.
aight,im starting today on 8.18.25 the foundations course,hope i make it out lol
Just started The Odin Project today and I am super excited!
I appreciate the advice you've given.
just starting today. 10/06/2025. excited and wow but going all d way. Happy to be part of the fellowship. see you guys at the end.
Very cool article, thank you. Nice to have the sugar coating removed without being scared away. It has given me a not overly optimistic but still driven mindset. Here goes...