This article was written by Erik Trautman, the founder of The Odin Project.
What every beginner absolutely needs to know about the journe...
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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 !!
I'm just embarking on this long and arduous journey now. Which stage are you in? Are you still in the honeymoon period, or have you reached the cliff of confusion? I know we have a long desert of despair to cross before we reach the upswing of awesome. You know what my greatest fear is? My age. At 34, I'm constantly haunted by an inner voice asking if starting this journey is a wise move. 👍
Just do it
I'm 31, and started TOP in Oct, 2025. So far I'm loving the journey.
im starting this today, is it beginner friendly?
This is not beginner friendly but it is something for which your future self will thank you for. It will make you the real developer not the one who always depended on others
same here
same here
I have just started too
I'm just like you bro, I started on 1st April, 2025.
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 :)
Would love to join a community for the girlies if there is one! <3
This is my day 1 girlies,
Any Advice
Day 1 also, please let’s make a group
For all the girlies here ill just drop my discord @ and for now i can just add you guys into a group chat till i make a server, add looseals on discord and we can start one together since it seems there isnt one already <3
Add me folks. Discord: kingiooo
Today is my day one and am excited to finally get through Cliff of Confusion!
hey! i would love to join the discord group if there is one! username: nyx_9412
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!
Twinsies! I could've written this exact post :)
Same, just started today!
Me too! I just started today, and I am super excited to learn some quality resources and get started the right way.
Same here! Just started today! I am actually switching from freecodecamp bz their javascript course feels abit "gamified" to me (don't get me wrong, fcc still a great platform to learn how to code for free!). Looking for study buddy to learn together and hold each other accountable! If you're too, add me on discord! >>> cww1138
Hi ! Is the offer still open I joined the Odin project yesterday 🙂
I too am interested, and likewise anyone else starting out can shoot me a message on Discord as well! >>> UnrestedGuy
oh I'm glad to see a September. My Day 1 here.
It's my day 1 too
Same here.
same here
Let's keep going guys! 🔥
Same!!!!
together, brother.
I just started today. Going to do the same.
Genuinely lit a fire in me and now I'm brimming with fervor and motivation to complete this course and right my life.
Hi,
I am new, just got started and need Discord member so that as we journey on this software developing, we can learn along together please.
Please remember that you are my senior in this coding so I will always run to you when I'm in a jam.
helloo, im starting today, would love to connect
Made me motivated as well. I appreciate knowing what to expect and the challenges that lie ahead! Good luck everyone! lol
Hi,
I am new, just got started and need Discord member so that as we journey on this software developing, we can learn along together please.
can i join in your discord group and im also a beginner
Planning to do the same. My goal with this is to overcome tutorial hell. All the best to everyone.
Hi,
I am new, just got started and need Discord member so that as we journey on this software developing, we can learn along together please.
I just started my journey today, 23rd of April 2025.
lets meet along the way while going twords the end.
Hi,
I am new, just got started and need Discord member so that as we journey on this software developing, we can learn together please.
Let's get it brother. See you at the end. 04/23/25
same here, what if we create our own discord community for beginners? i think that would be awesome
Hi,
I am new, just got started and need Discord member so that as we journey on this software developing, we can learn along together please.
Hi, just started today. Is there any community for beginners?
Hi,
I am new, just got started and need Discord member so that as we journey on this software developing, we can learn along together please.
Please remember that you are my senior in this coding so I will always run to you when I'm in a jam.
my thoughts too, lets do that, maybe on telegram
Come late oc 4 couse didn't now this project and I am beginner hope I will survive all phases
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. 😺
Hi,
I am new, just got started and need Discord member so that as we journey on this software developing, we can learn along together please.
Please remember that you are my senior in this coding so I will always run to you when I'm in a jam.
same, we can do this guys! wish y'all the best!
heru eberynyan! i em oslo starting TOP today on 29th november, 2025. see you in the industry wen i macc the world's best piece of software ok
Same here. I just started the day after Christmas!
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?
Can I join too?
same here
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,
I am new, just got started and need Discord member so that as we journey on this software developing, we can learn along together please.
Please remember that you are my senior in this coding so I will always run to you when I'm in a jam.
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.
Hi,
I am new, just got started and need Discord member so that as we journey on this software developing, we can learn along together please.
Please remember that you are my senior in this coding so I will always run to you when I'm in a jam.
By the way, how much have you reached so far? And what have you learned?
same here
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?
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?
Wow, that's nice, i will love to be in touch with you
me too 😅 good luck folks :)
Genuinely lit a fire in me and now I'm brimming with fervor to complete The Odin Project
how's it going?
same
i just started to day
How it’s going for you I’m just starting today
same here, thanks odin project
I hope you're still in your coding journey!
This post is gold!
You should probably also mention the Dunning-Kruger effect.
Just getting starting with The Odin Project.
Great article! My favorite line is:
"You're learning faster and more intelligently than ever before and, eventually, you will have absorbed enough best practices that your swiss cheese knowledge coalesces into a production-grade skill set."
Also, I found a little typo:
If you're able to identify a path and stick with it, you'll eventually push forward to the next phase instead of spending months or years chasing mirages across the shifting sands of the this desert.
All the best,
Dave Adams
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!
Honestly this is just the advice I needed. I felt as I was stuck on the Desert of Despair for the longest time and because of it I took a step back from coding and my skills regress. Glad to find this article and the Odin project on my path to becoming a web developer
This hits home
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.
Thank Richard, best wishes on working through freeCodeCamp!
What a cool journey we're on!
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.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.
I’m 31, and I just started learning this TOP curriculum in October 2025. In the HTML and CSS course, I thought it was too easy, but when I entered the JavaScript course, I suddenly realized why people say ‘code is hard’. However, I’m loving the journey so far and keep pushing myself every day.
Thank you, TOP community, for providing this amazing learning platform for people like me.
Thank you for this amazing post. This somewhat sums up my experiences so far. I took a bootcamp, I ended at the tail end of Cliff of Confusion and at the mouth of Despair. Felt like a fraud. I hope I can get past these, this time!
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!
This article clearly shows all kinds of troubles we will face this one is really is a good one for starters, I just started this "THE ODIN PROJECT" today and I will re-comment after completion.
All the best to you all.
This is a great article that clearly describes the arduous journey of web development without exaggeration. On one hand, it discourages the naysayers and dispels the fears and intimidation associated with code. On the other hand, it also warns those who are overly hopeful or irrationally exuberant.
Erik Trautman’s breakdown of the four phases of learning to code resonates so strongly with my own experience and what I’ve seen in others. The ‘Hand-Holding Honeymoon’ really captures the excitement of early tutorials and gamified challenges, and the way he describes the sudden drop into the ‘Cliff of Confusion’ mirrors the shock of trying to build something from scratch without guidance. I particularly appreciated the explanation of Resource Density and Scope of Knowledge — it’s such an accurate lens for why the Desert of Despair feels so overwhelming, and why persistence and focus are critical. The Upswing of Awesome perfectly captures the bittersweet stage where you can build functional apps but still feel like a newbie under the hood, highlighting the importance of feedback, best practices, and polishing one’s code to professional standards. This article isn’t just motivational; it’s a practical map for anyone serious about surviving and thriving in the coding journey."
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.
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!
As a person who started 4 yrs ago, and near to "job" ready, gotta confess that it wasn't easy... but it was EXTREMELY FUN & REWARDING! I'd say that you won't regret this thing if u do it properly...
I was thinking of coaching some beginners...
Anybody interested?
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...
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.
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 the Odin project today (17/09/2025), and I am so excited to begin this overwhelming but excellent journey! I actually think I am gonna do the Foundations course and then move to the Full Stack JS course, but still thinking about Ruby on Rails.
Thank you for this awesome post.
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 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:)
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!
What an awesome read. I feel like I have been spinning wheels for a while now, but I am beginning the Odin Project, and I already feel good about where it will take me. This is a bit scary, I find myself right up to the cliff right before the honeymoon phase ends, then I end up finding a new tutorial. I need to focus and get to and through the cliff and desert. I feel like -- as with most skill development -- the desert is the scariest but most necessary part.
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.
This is my first week as futur web developer but when you feel lost about where to begin or how to take the first steep, it's important to remember that every successful journey start with a single small action..you give with this post more hope and I will make it possible my career .
Hi everyone, I just started the Odin Project today. I’ve always wanted to learn how to code (not sure why), and I have a cool app idea I’d like to eventually develop. I tried making my app the easy way (ChatGPT), and asked it to explain / teach me along the way. Needless to say, I ended up with a shitty app and learned nothing. Excited to be here and start over learning the real way. I’d love to join in some of your groups to help each other along the way. Cheers!
I stumbled across The Odin Project today on reddit while trying to find the best resources to start learning how to code. I'm a complete noob in the world of code so have a huge mountain to climb, but am motivated daily to keep moving forward. Today is the first day of my journey with TOP!! Not sure what path I'll take just ready to rock and roll!!
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.
Nice to read I'm not the only newbie. Thanks for the spot-on post about the learning process. I have not experienced it in this context yet, but as a teacher I do recognize all the phases in my students, and myself! I'm curious to know if there are more people starting the Odin Project, and are willing to share experiences.
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!
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
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.
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.
Reading this article is really scaring,however I'm NOT quitting, I'm starting this beautiful journey on 5th January 2026 with The Odin Project. Lets nail it by the end of the year I'll come back to testify what I went through.
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!
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
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
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.
Thank you for the heads up on what to expect! I’m extremely excited to start this journey 🙂 This gave me a great preview of what to expect and knowing that if I get a little discouraged it’s normal and to push through and keep going.
Thank you for having crossed the desert and for bringing this awesome feedback.
My mother tongue is Spanish, so there’s an extra challenge I have to manage — “English.”
But I want to go through it and make it.
Hand-holding honeymoon, here I am.
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.
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.
So The Odin Project has led me here as of 22/10/2025, this post really gave an insight on how pursuing this will have its ups and downs. I just want to thank for the information that is provided here really amazing!
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.
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
I wanted to mark the date, when I'm starting my journey of becoming a developer. I have tried before, but this time I'm dedicated to finally reach my goal. Starting the Odin project on 11/11/2025. Cheers to all, who dare to challenge themselves. YOU CAN DO IT.
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 !
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.
"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."
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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 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.
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
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! 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!
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!
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.
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!!!!
Thank you all for a quick breakdown before melt down. I think I'm prepared for my upcoming failures, but I am resilient, and I'll smile and laugh now and probably certain I'll cry more than once in frustration, but I know at climax the reward will be worth all the effort and work I invest..once again. Thank you - just a newbie with big dreams.
23rd Feb 2026... This post tells me I am not the problem and then shows me the way out of this maze. This is my time capsule entry today. I will be back to say I made it through the desert of despair to the upswing of awesome. 🤞🏻
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!
Thank you for the post. I am going back to school to achieve a CS degree while also learning to code as well. The takeaways from this post are to stick to one thing, don't give up, seek feedback, always be learning and curious.
I am writing this to hold myself accountable. Starting as of 11/04/2025, in the midst of dropping out of University as a junior as my time here has been unfulfilling from a learning standpoint and the environment here hasn't been conducive to my learning.
I've dabbled with JS and some IDEs but haven't produced any projects worth while and "lectures" have just been soul siphoning. I am taking initiative of my life, understanding that the circumstance I'm in currently doesn't have to be permanent. I will complete this course and hope to collab with one of you future developers soon too!
I pray that I someday learn all the necessary skills to attain a job in such a competitive and lucrative industry without a traditional degree. Cheers to each and every one of your guys' journey!
I just started the Odin Project today (23/09/2025) and would love to embark on this long but fascinating journey! I am thinking of taking the Foundations course, and then moving on to the Full Stack JS course, although I haven't made a final decision yet.
This post was awesome and has motivated me for the long journey ahead, despite the "trauma of learning to code".
Thank you so much for the post, it is really motivating and now I am ready to start the journey of learning the courses with the right mindsets.
Wishing myself the very best.
Start my journey to ( 25th of sept 2025).
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 !!
Hello everyone, I'm currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science. I will be graduating soon and I've come here to act as a sponge, I'm trying to soak up all of the information in this space and sometime feel as if I'm not smart enough to be here. I guess that's part of the journey. I just started the Odin Project today (11/03/2025) and I wish every single one of you the best of luck on your journey and I hope you reach your end goal. <3
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.
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.
Hello I am MIlyas and i just started this journey TOP of full stack developer JS i am a software engineer but as the blog mentions the about the second phase cliff of confusions i too got distracted and got lost after a big break i have come again to stick through all the phases this time. If anyone wants to give me advices or wanna coop on some projects ill be glad thanks.
A friend recommended me the Odin project as I am job hunting at the moment. I live on an island where jobs are hard to find in the off season and I was looking for something to occupy me while I look for a full time job instead of a seasonal one. I was looking into coding and asked around and most people just said google it. While yes, I can google it, but at this point in time there are so many resources that I don't know which are actually useful to start with and which are just slop. I am grateful for him showing me this site a couple of days ago and giving me some tips on how to go on with it. He is in college for this kind of thing so he has more resources than I do, but he said he'll forward me what I need when I get there and help me along the way if needed. So today 5.12.2025. marks the day of my start to learning coding. Wish me luck y'all.
Hi everyone,
I have been wanting to go into coding for years until I met this Young man "Leng" who introduced me to The Odin Project and I am happy to have gotten this opportunity to learn. This Odin Project is meant for common people who wants to learn but does not have the resource to accomplish it.
I promise to work harder to complete this program and identify my mentor "The Odin Project"
bro have you created the discord group for beginners to learn , if you did that can you please add me in that group
Starting my journey on The Odin Project on (12/01/2025), looking forward to learning and developing great things.
Thank you for making such a wonderful course and taking the time to post about the journey that me and my fellow learners are going to embark on in such great detail.
Thank You
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!
Hi,
I am new, just got started, a Complete Beginner and need Discord members for guidance as we journey on this Software Developing, we can learn along together please.
Please remember that you are my senior in this coding so I will always run to you when I'm in a jam.
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.
Morning all. Started today - Dec. 01, 2025 - (01/12/2025). Starting low and eager to learn.
Odin was mentioned to me by my son's girlfriend yesterday, and since i was doing wordpress sites 2 years ago, this intrigued me.
Hoping this path would lead somewhere as i had been trying to do this before and always ended up just at the start of the Cliff of Confusion. The difference now is that i'm not working anymore. So maybe i could focus more on this.
I just started The Odin Project on 26/12/2025, and I am so excited yet anxious for this arduous but rewarding coding journey! I am going to take the Foundations course and get the Full Stack JS course once I really learn the basics.
Thank you so much for this informative and wonderful post, I became more motivated to go on this new voyage!!
I went to school for two semesters studying CS --Java specifically. It was hard. I loved it and hated it at the same time, some days feeling like a complete numbskull. When I got things right I felt a high, but it never lasted long. Ultimately I had to drop all my classes after a car accident that put me in a bad financial hold. Time passed and I remembered my frustration more than my joy. The stress I gained from my financial pit and just the thought of combining that with the stress I felt learning to code made me back out entirely. I already felt incapable before, no way would I achieve anything at this rate. It's been three years since then. My itch came back. I can't ignore the call of writing code and solving problems. I still can't afford school, so I took to AI. First, asking if it was even worth it to start up again in today's job market. By the end of my conversation I had an 18 month self-taught curriculum in place. The first phase of the curriculum has brought me to The Odin Project, and obviously, to this article. If my teacher had given us even the slightest explanation of what this path holds as it does in this article I never would have turned away. If I was prepared that I would want to bawl my eyes out at least once a week, and that when I struggled it didn't mean I was stupid, the last three years of my life would have looked vastly different. I would have found a way to keep growing. This article needs to reach more students. Teachers should have it framed in their classrooms and it should be the first assignment before ever asking any of them to get a compiler to write out "Hello, world". I needed this Erik. We all do. Thank you.
Just started today (11/20/2025). Been doing UI/UX stuff and now I wanted to expand my horizon and am diving into web development. This post is such an eye opener. I know this won't be an easy journey but hopefully I will get there.
Would love to join a community if there is one.
The odin project brought me here. I've started and stopped learning how to program so many times before. After reading this article, I now know why that is. I'm excited to take a different approach to learning these skills that I so want to learn.
Well, there's no turning back after I have made up my mind. Starting from scratch, and to be hones,t this post is overwhelming, but now I have direction. Like He said, with the right momentum and mindset, success is inevitable.
Day 1 for me now. A guy with a big idea and no qualifications to pull it off who has failed many times in the past but somehow keeps coming back for more. Thank you to Erik Trautman who is making another dream a reality and to all who support TOP in advance.
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. ❤️
This was a very enlightening blog and made so many things in my head clear now. It's amazing how easy it can be to enter a downward spiral of desperation after learning the basics of something you want to learn, and then not having the guide that you desperately require. As someone who has been stuck in trying to get as many skills only to not be useful with either, this has set me forward. My goal will be work with this mantra to be able to find a job and set my path forward. Thank you ,Erik Trautman!
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
*Today 6 October 2025 My day 1 *
love to see all the guys that are from different places and learning a same skill
It’s so nice how we can share so much knowledge with each other without even knowing one another personally
Had to make an account to comment about how awesome this article is! I cannot express how fun it was to read. Daunting subject matter for sure, but incredibly well written and does a great job conveying the ideas the author set out to convey.
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.
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.
I happen to have saved the bookmark to the Odin project 2 years ago after giving up on software engneering and moving in the direction of data science. The journey hasn't been easy but every lesson gained is worthwhile. The post goes beyond software engineering and speaks to other IT fields like data science, bioinformatics etc.
I find this very useful as I remake my way into the software engineering space.
I have attempted to learn how to code multiple times over the past 10 years but never had the right machine to do it with, now I do. I also now have the time right now due to being laid off from my job so I am going to go for it. I have definitely heard about this journey before and honestly I have never been past the Honeymoon phase. I really appreciate the eye-opening reality of what this is going to be like so that I can check my expectations right now and at be ready for when it does get so hard, that way I won't beat myself anymore than I normally do. Lets go!
Thank you! It was very inspiring and informative I Just started the Odin project today, and I hope to figure it out slowly day-by-day
It's Day 1 for me so If anyone wants to form a group to help each other or just a study buddy, I'm up for it.
Started learning through an app on my phone and realized one of the problems outlined here- I'm going to have NO clue what I'm doing when pushed off that cliff if I go that route. Just came across the Odin Project and this article and honestly it makes me just that much more determined to push myself through this. Thank you for that.
Wow! I must say I am really impressed with the motivation in this whole context. Thank You So much Erik Trautman for the Great article making us know the journey ahead which all beginner level wed developers are taking.
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!
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.
Mehn this article is so stimulating. I think I'm ready to take on this journey and I remain humbled by this post. 💯
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.
Just started today.
Great post!
You may be also interested in roadmap.sh/
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starting the the odin project 30/03/2025 as a final year student from chaibasa engineering collelge let see i am newbies in webdev
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.
lets go
Hello, i am Just Starting the Odin Project 🙂. Today 23/02/2026.
i finally started my odin project today. I started from scratched and I love this post so much.thanks for the roadmap.
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.
I appreciate you sharing this post. It's great to know what to expect and how to get through it.
15/10/2025 anyone here
Want to start learning? Just want to take it on here(16-10-25)
Just started The Odin Project
nice
Hello everyone....just started today on the 29th August, 2025....so much excited for this journey
very enriching
Jan 12th 2026, starting the journey see you ALL on other side :)
Great and insightful post, thanks! Quite a reality check for me. Will bookmark this!
I am starting my journey let's go
Just started today (30/12/2025), Let's keep going guys.
Just started TOP - 02-Feb-2026 - Lets do this
Day 1 .
Starting learn to code on my own .
If there's a group please add me .
Thank you
The Boys
Just started today, and I hope for the best in this learning journey!
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.
I appreciate the advice you've given.
Started today, and this post is a true eye opener. Thanks!!
❤️
I’m glad I started this journey yesterday ❤️
Wish me luck
Just started The Odin Project today and I am super excited!
Thank you for the post, it's really inspiring and mindful. I'm beginning my journey today. GL everyone!
Just started the Odin project on 25/09/2025.
aight,im starting today on 8.18.25 the foundations course,hope i make it out lol
Outstanding.
I got lost in the Desert of Despair once, and here I am starting the Odin Project.
Looks really good!
Its 5th June 2025 and I am starting the Odin Project today.
Just started June 4 2025
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.
4 July 2025, Starting my journey to be the best of the best web developer and programmer
Officially embarked on what may seem a rather unforgiving journey but am all in...absolute beginner.
Nice explanation on the journey I started. Thanks for advices. Have a nice day
a big thank you to Erik for helping understand what lies ahead and sets the expectation right in terms of learning Thank you again.
coooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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
Just finished reading this, I will start my web development journey today(28/05/2025).
very insightful and detailed post
there is anyone here start learning ?
Just start Odin project 9/25/205
I felt in a mirror. This post showed everything I've been living, but now I got motivation.
Tons of thanks.
Started my journey today : (30/MAY/25)
Just started my journey today. 47yrs old and changing my career. Article was awesome... I felt every word and emotion.
I started today 05/08/2025. Ready for the rollercoaster ride
Hi! I'm new here and a total beginner.Today(15/8/2025) is my first day starting with odin project.
Thank you! This was very inspiring and informative! New Coder! Rah! Rah!
Just started the Odin project today.May Allah bless me to get to my goal.Pray for me.
Started my journey yesterday 7 December 2025 and i hope i will get this through
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
This is amazing! Thanks!
no matter what, lets keep going.
(07/10/2025)
I've started the Odin project today.
Looking forward to it!!
Just started the Odin project today (11/5/2025) we'll see where the journey will take me
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
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.
I was here on 27th September 2025, just starting the Odin Project
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.
Just started the Odin project on 6/21/205, hope I can keep up the consistency
It's so inspiring and very well explained. Thank you.
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.
I have just joined this platform and I love the intro. I am certain I will be guided like no other platform. This post has really exposed the battles I am going forward. Thanks
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.
It's grind season.
Saludos desde Perú, empezando hoy 11/04/2025 ; ).
“Just started The Odin Project recently — I’ll definitely keep these phases in mind when things get tough. Looking forward to hitting that Upswing of Awesome someday!”
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..
Just started the Odin project today (2/2/2026), wish me luck
Such wonderful post!
I am excited to start this course and see what the future holds!
Thank you for the wonderful post
It has inspired me
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!
Okay, I am starting this today on the 06.02.2026. Hopefully, I make it.
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!!!
Started the Odin project on 21st April, 2025. So excited to go forward.
Bueno estoy empezando desde ahurita 5/04/25.Será un camino largo pero se lograra acabarlo.
too helpful for starting to code
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.
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.
Thank you for this very informative post.
Started the Odin project today (28/08/2025) , really excited.
Thanks for this awesome post.
Very inspiring and detailed writing! This is the day (28/08/2025) I started to the Odin project.
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
Tackling a new path
Started the Odin Project today! (July 2, 2025). Wish me luck!
Me too bro, let's hope we succeed
Thanks for this post, it gives a realistic idea of what to expect in this journey.
Buenas hay algun grupo de WhatsApp
I'm feeling less lost now. Thanks for making this post, I feel really motivated right now !
Came here from The Odin Project, Starting the journey, 19/12/2025.
on it......
just started the odin project (11/28/25),this is my time stamp ,lets see how far I go
Day 1 at TOP. Just came to say this article is HILARIOUS xD
Also informative and motivational. Thanks!
I started today(5/12/2025). I promise to keep myself accountable and scale through all the challenges
Old guy trying to learn new tricks! Here we go!
Just beginning my Odin Project journey today! This article made me realize learning to code is tough but worth it. Can’t wait to see how far I’ll get!
Starting TOP today If anyone would like to learn together hit me up
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.
Also New here. Just started 12th September, 2025
First day - 01/09/2026
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
I started today 1/09/2025
Just started the Odin project today (13/07/2025) with an open mind.Thank you for the opportunity.
Started today
Started today. I have no idea what is ahead of me, but I am willing to challenge myself to the limit.
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.
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'm changing careers. I was a fashion model for 16 years and now I'm starting The Odin Project. I'm excited to face this new challenge. Thank you for this post!
Starting today, February 25th, 2026.
Thank you
Started the Odin Project today. Quite Happy I read this article. I think he has me in mind when he wrote it.
I'm motivated as well, TY
Muchas bendiciones en su camino yo también apenas empiezo 04/05/2025
I started the course yesterday 8/1/2025 will update if I complete it and actually build that website I always wanted to
Good luck to everyone beginning The Odin Project!
Thanks for this post. The Odin Project feels like what I need right now to make real progress and this post provides some insight about why I've given up in the past. Thanks!
Just started the Odin project full stack web developer 05/10/2025 today.
Thank Erik.
Seeing a road map ahead of a new journey is a blessing.
Hope that I can build my things soon.
Am starting the journey of being full stack developer today (15/9/2025). Tthanks for this piece of direction.
Ну прикольный текст. мне нравится. есть в этом что то знакомое.
i knew it wasn't going to be so easy you already making me lose hope but i like a challenge
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!!!
Anyone from Germany here?
Starting April 21st, 2025! Wish everyone the best of luck!! KEEP YOUR HEADS HIGH!! We got this!
Great post!
Thank you for making this awsome post.
Marking this day as the start of my journey here. This article provided a great insights and things to expect on the future as we study. Hopefully someday...
Marking this day as the first day of my journey here. Hopefully one day...
Thank you!!! For Everything Guys
Just Start The Odin Project Today. (:-
Assalam-U-Alaikum! Started : 19-Nov-2025
I will start today! 04/07/2025. Future me, please tell me about your progress!
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...
Wow mind blowing indeed
Just started today but already feeling hyped up
Awesome and well-written article. Let's start the journey!
See you in Job Ready!
Anyone want to study together?
Just started today 30/4/2025 , after leaving my degree in computer science for almost 13 yrs.
Just started the Odin project today, thanks for the beautiful post, it clarified my mind.
what an awesome oversight
Just starting TOP foundation course today - *13-02-26. *
With me luck 🤞.
Ready to learn! Thank you for putting this together!
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.
Thank you.
I might be late to this, I'm starting the Odin project today, if anyone has a discord or a group, i would like to join to be able to learn more things or even help in any projects you guys have!
Day 1 for me, If anyone wants to form a group to help each other, I'm up for it.
Today is my first day. I'm doing the foundational course. I'm excited and nervous all at the same time.
just started
It's My first day! let's rolling! Hoping can survive and change my life with a code.
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.
hi im nibbleton. im starting my web dev journey today on 29th november, 2025. i wanna build le futur
Happy to join this learning journey! This is my Day 1... hope it’s not too late to start!
Started today! =D
wow, this is a lot
Reading through this article, it seems to me like the writer is here with me.
Thank you for this impressing article.
Start 25/06/25
loooovvvvveeeeeeeee the article , it IS really useful .Starting the project today "7 FÉVRIER 2026". I HOPE I MAKE IT!!!
I started and abandoned this journey many times. I will give it a try one more time...
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.
Thank you
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.
Muchas Gracias Erik 🙏🏾
Thank you so much for the mental heads up!!
I just started my coding journey today.
Good luck to all and I hope everyone here succeeds
Started on: 29/06
starting today 😁
I've started and stopped learning how to program so many times before. After reading this article, I now know why that is. I'm excited to take a different approach to learning these skills.
I am starting my Journey in January 2026. I will be full dedicated to learn from the Foundation course and then I will adopt my path for Full stack developement.
Just started too and I have interest in AI/ML skills but want to get my foundation skills up to professional like web development
You know what they say. Smooth seas don't make good sailors. Time to see if I can push through all the waves :)
Wow! Sounds... terrible! 1, 2, 3, Go!
I can't believe how accurately this describes my journey
New to the Odin Project. Let's hope I succeed in completing it fruitfully, fingers crossed!
Thanks to the Odin Project team, for this free and well-curated program.
thank you so much for this
The article is spot on and very helpful. I'll just need to remember it when things start going pear shaped. Thank you Erik et al!
Glad to join everybody else in this journey. All the best!
Just started today !!!
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!!
Thanks a lot for your article
Just starting The Odin Project today, glad i read this piece, i hope to scale through. Thanks for this!
Started today, October the 1st, 2025. glad i stumbled upon this project. will revisit this comment in the next 5 years when I achieve my goal of being among the movers and shakers of the tech world.
is there any study group for beginners
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
Thanks for pushing most thing into one bucket, helping me to be more determined. Started in Sept.,2025.
Day 1, January 6th, 2026!!
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 starting today. Thank you.
THANK YOU.I Really Appreciate It.
Thank you for the free full Course The Odin Project
I just started my lessons today and this article just made me realized I need to go all in for this journey. Wish there was a community for begginers to keep each other pushing.
starting this the odin project today very excited :D
Hello! I am starting my journey today. Excited to learn!
Thanks for this amazing post ,
I just got started today 26th September 2025.
Any one who is starting too can reach out so we can push each other through