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Hello, Hola, Ahoj, G'day . . I am learning coding for the first time as a mid 30's lifelong tradesman.. this world is fascinating.
Hey! Are you trying to switch careers or are you doing it as a hobby? Also what do you want to create?
hello! yes I'm aiming to switch careers.. I've just started a 6 month Full Stack course, and have done a small amount of js previous.. I'm not 100% sure where I want to go but so far really enjoying js the most!
Good luck! I went to college for programming but had some motivation issues a while back. I've been actively trying to improve my skills so I can get this going again.
Awesome, how is it going, do you have some good resources? I have found YouTube to be an endless source of info
It's going pretty good. I'm happy with how my new personal website turned out and I'm currently trying to make 2 projects to display on it. Most likely a landing page and then some sort of bigger full-stack application or just implement an API. Not too sure yet.
Unfortunately I can't remember much off the top of my head. I've saved a lot of resources but they're scattered around my bookmarks.
I'll try to list a few though:
CoderFoundry on YT - Great for portfolio reviews, project ideas, teaching you how to get hired, learning full stack development and a lot more.
DesignCourse on YT - If you want to improve your UI/UX skills. Also does portfolio reviews which is great especially coming from a UI designer because he teaches you how to sell yourself using proper layout and good design skills.
Kevin Powell on YT - You'll learn all things CSS. He explains it better than anyone. He keeps up with modern CSS as well.
TheNetNinja on YT - I used to watch him in the past but I haven't recently because I honestly forgot. My friend recommended me this channel a few years ago. Teaches a bunch of technologies mostly backend related I believe? I could be wrong though.
TraversyMedia on YT is also great.
Well turns out these are all YouTube channels. Still great information though! I wish I had more resources to link but I can't think of much at the moment.
Wow heck yeah this is an awesome list thanks so much man! !
I want to develop web3 dApp, any guidelines?
You can learn the Blockchain tech and ita terms. After that you can go into it's languages. You can use Solidity with Remix IDE or Embark( it allows u to deploy dapps) or Prysm or Truffle to test the frameworks used.
Thanks for the knowledge🙏🏽
Hey T! I'm also in the same boat as you (30s, never coded before, busy learning). It's not easy keeping focused, however, working on some passion projects has really helped me boost my skills.
Hey Marco, awesome - same boat! Passion projects is something I need to get kickstarted properly, I think it will really help.
I started with my portfolio, but realised I had no real projects. I made some basic ones, but now I'm trying to build ones that help me either in my personal life or in my career.
What kind of things are you working on at the moment, is this all with .js?
Hi Parker! Really happy to know that you're learning to code! Are you starting with Python too?
Hey Ezaz - I actually started with .js last year for a project, and did do some HTML breifly around 1998.
I am learning js/python/Java and some other languages atm :)
Hi I'm Lucas. I'm a front-end focused web developer!
Just finished making my new portfolio (and my new resume but it has old projects from school) and I'm very happy how it turned out.
Currently looking for ideas so I can make some fun projects that will help myself get more experience and also (hopefully) get an entry level job.
If you have any ideas/tips for me I would appreciate it a lot.
Oh also, don't be afraid to connect on my socials (All are posted on my website below)!
Portfolio: lucaswinkler.dev/ (no projects 😔)
Lucas Winkler — Front-End Developer
Lucas Winkler is a front-end developer based in Canada, Ontario who builds captivating web experiences.
Hi, Lucas. I am also a frontend focused web developer.
I must say, you really build captivating web experiences. Your portfolio is just too good!!
For projects, you can work on creating a chat app with React and Firebase.
I could try that out. Currently I'm attempting to make a bug tracker using Next.js, next-auth, tailwind, prisma and whatever else
Wow, a bug tracker?? Is that even possible?
I read on your portfolio that you know you have worked with alot of frameworks. I really want to know how you did it?
Well I haven't done too much. I've messed with a few or used th3m years ago in college. I've just recently started the bug tracker after inspiration from CoderFoundry on youtube. I most likely won't include a ton of features but it all depends. I'll have to see. Just been googling a lot and looking at documentation.
Oh wow, that looks lovely! I really like how simple you made it look
Thanks!
Hi all! I'm busy learning to learn as much front-end as possible, but struggling with accountability. I enjoy this community as there's still a lot I don't know, but it's comforting to see many people in the same boat.
I started my own digital marketing company 3 years ago, but now I'm trying to move away from marketing and focus on the web design aspects.
Hello hello!!
Nice to be here!
It's amazing the engagement capacity this platform has for newcomers!
I've been interested for a while to write some post about software engineering, development and best practices but wanted to know what you would be more interested about:
Thanks in advance!!!
hi , Hola ,oi , ciao I'm learning to code I'm a high school student
I speak 4 languages C1 English C2 Spanish A1 Italian PRE-A Portuguese
im learning data bases back-end app development
im a web developer now html, css, javascript
currently learning some bootstrap
Hello to all of you, my name is Aurel and I wish to become an FrontEnd Developer. I have studied Informatics for three years at a local university and I am wishing to explore this field as much as I can. I wish that we will all achive our goals!
Heyo Aurel! You came to the right community for front-end stuff. Really hope ya dig it here! 🙌
Here to find answers to combining technoligies in business and personal projects. New to coding and want to learn. I'm familiarizing myself with js based frameworks, github, open source tools. Javascript is finally making sense to me, it really is like learning languages. There seem to be languages inside of languages in order to understand the first language you started studying!
Hi, klmll, it's my personal belief that JavaScript is not an easy language for a beginner to learn. At face value, the syntax is deceptively simple, but the code can act in counterintuitive ways when compared to other popular languages. If you are starting to get it, then that's great. I am not sure if you have gone over Kyle Simpson You Don't Know JS (book series) as these helped me to get to grips with the language.
Additionally consider learning Python as it is fairly easy to learn, and it is great for analytics, prototyping and scripting custom business solutions.
Thanks reading now
Hello everyone,
New to this community!
I am skilled in Java and PostgreSQL. I also have a keen interest in OOP and Software Design. Also, currently looking to pick-up another lightweight back-end language (leaning towards go-lang) for personal experimentation.
Looking forward to contributing and reading a lot of great posts here.
Hey there!
I am Ahmad, programming and tech enthusiast, i have may hands laid on python as my first language, found the journey interesting and fascinating, hope to have good reviews and advices from great minds out there in the community
Happy to be here!
Chill ☺️
Hello, I'm a Computer Science Student from Colombia 🇨🇴 , i love this world I'm almost in last year but sometimes I feel overwhelmed that I know to little or don't know the paths that I can follow to focus on it.