Getting started
Posted by WillingnessFancy3078@reddit | learnprogramming | View on Reddit | 8 comments
Hey everyone I’m new here, I have only used Reddit a couple times in the whole time I’ve been on it so I struggle with finding things sorry if this isn’t the right place or if it’s been asked a million times. I’ve been wanting to learn to program for YEARS from when I used to play fiveM. Last year I started to learn web design from Learn from leo (I think that’s it, it’s been a year lol) On YouTube. Long story short I got caught up With work as we were saving for a wedding. Now that it’s done with I would like to get back into learning. My hours are crazy because I work in construction, it’s really hard for me to sit down at my computer when I’m only home for 8 hours a day. Does anyone have any advice on where I should get started? I may try to find the guy I was watching before but I wanted to check in with people that have experience in learning. I listen to audiobooks all day so if there’s any that could help that would be amazing but with coding idk how that would work. I’m willing to put the work and commitment in. I want to hopefully make a career out of it, my brother in law is a web developer and is willing to help me learn and find a job once I do but I don’t want to annoy him with it.
Little-Artichoke2120@reddit
Start with a cs50 course, then after that, choose what you like, web,mobile, and desktop apps..etc
Try to watch a course from boot.dev or anything similar, apply with them not just watching. After each course, make a simple project for what you learn, then try to make that simple project with more features and details...etc
Use codewars weekly
++ You need to know how you can search about your questions. This very important even ai will not help you if your questions can not lead to good answers
WillingnessFancy3078@reddit (OP)
I’ve been browsing the Reddit, and I’m opening tabs in my phone t to go back to in the morning. I’ll look into cs50 courses, and code wars.
Little-Artichoke2120@reddit
Maybe you understand me wrongly
I was meaning on programming: knowing how to ask is key. Break problems into specific questions (Why does my Python loop skip elements?).
Learn to google search: use keywords like “Python error” or “JavaScript tutorial”
and check Stack Overflow or documentation: Reference of X on go docs How i can do X :stackoverfkow
Same with ai.
WillingnessFancy3078@reddit (OP)
I totally did misunderstand, and that’s a very good point. How can you get the answer if you can’t ask, I think my biggest problem right now is I don’t even know what to ask. My rabbit hole of browsing and ultimately posting stemmed from not being able to sleep, and when I went to my computer (originally to play a game) I had an overwhelming resolve that THIS is what I want in my life and I’m going to make it happen.
Ksetrajna108@reddit
What text editor are you going to use? Have you written the 8 lines for a simple but complete web page? What browser will you use to display the web page?
WillingnessFancy3078@reddit (OP)
The most I was ever able to do was make words pop up when I was on the web page. I was using VScode, I’m currently starting from scratch as I don’t really remember anything. I wanted to start tonight as the wife is asleep but decided to wipe my pc.
Ksetrajna108@reddit
Hint the first line is:
<!DOCTYPE html>WillingnessFancy3078@reddit (OP)
Sorry after looking into it, the 8 lines is all I’ve been able to do so far. I couldn’t tell you how to do it now but hopefully by EOD tomorrow I’ll be back