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Jun 1 2023 06:06am

I've started coding several times, and I do mean several.

I tried JS, Java, and Python.

Python is my most recent endeavor and Al Sweigarts book "automate the boring stuff with Python" was really great.

I guess I'm just looking for encouragement? I really would love to get JS down well enough to become a junior dev somewhere. Maybe you guys have some favorite resources you can share?

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Jun 1 2023 09:15am

do some projects to get yourself going.
think about an idea or google and make it happen imo is the best practice.

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Jun 1 2023 10:29am

Check out ChatGPT 3.5 or GPT 4.0 from OpenAI. You can use it to answer all of your questions in any programming language and even have it generate lesson plans or give you tasks to complete for things you need more practice with.

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Jun 1 2023 10:54am

Thanks guys

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Jun 1 2023 12:40pm

Check out youtube channel Fireship

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Jun 21 2023 10:15am

I'm not a webDev, but from what I hear freecodecamp is really good. Multiple people on twitter have said it's the main reason they got into a position doing web development: https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn

If you are interested in learning more about the fundamentals of programming, I would suggest the Learn to Code series from UBC. Other than the capstone project and the the certificates that go along with the courses, everything is free through eDX.: https://www.edx.org/micromasters/ubcx-software-development

If you want to go even further and get the full Computer Science experience, there are many different curriculums put together online. All with a lot of good free options: https://github.com/mvillaloboz/open-source-cs-degree

There is also a site/platform called Excercism. You can solve programming problems in over 60 languages and then actually have people look at your code and give you feedback: https://exercism.org/tracks

This post was edited by Xx_hell on Jun 21 2023 10:15am

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Quote (Xx_hell @ 21 Jun 2023 12:15)

I'm not a webDev, but from what I hear freecodecamp is really good. Multiple people on twitter have said it's the main reason they got into a position doing web development: https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn

If you are interested in learning more about the fundamentals of programming, I would suggest the Learn to Code series from UBC. Other than the capstone project and the the certificates that go along with the courses, everything is free through eDX.: https://www.edx.org/micromasters/ubcx-software-development

If you want to go even further and get the full Computer Science experience, there are many different curriculums put together online. All with a lot of good free options: https://github.com/mvillaloboz/open-source-cs-degree

There is also a site/platform called Excercism. You can solve programming languages in over 60 languages and then actually have people look at your code and give you feedback: https://exercism.org/tracks

this is packed with valuable info. thanks man!

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