Hello everyone,
I’ve been wondering if I’m going about this wrong or not. So far I’ve been going over everything manually except the course area’s with repetitive code input.
Those I just copy and paste into areas. What I’m getting around to is should I build my own set up/ cheat sheet for the page initial set up properties?
like ex:<1DOCTYPE> main body etc… For my initial setups or is it better to keep going at it manually, for the repetitive brain muscle memory kind of deal for both the set ups, and the syntax that i forget, and continue to search for reference here?
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if i were you, i would keep going at it manually, but if you, for your life can not remember, look at the cheat sheet. Although it will be better if you type each line out one by one even the initial setup. Also if you forget the syntax of something, you can either look at ur cheatsheet or search it up on Mdn MDN Web Docs or any other sites
if you practice everyday, you will eventually remember and don’t need it anymore.
The point is, try not to look at it unless you can’t think of it anymore.
Hope this helps!
- yula
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it does thanks I’ve been working on this about 12 hours a day to get through the trainings and get my base knowledge down. started 4 days ago and now building the city skyline 
I’m trying to hit the 3 month mark and go through all the other site trainings like googles, Harvard’s etc… to build a sturdy foundation. Started with this place because it was highly recommended for a great intro and training from a zero code background.
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Hey, Try to take a break. Doing 12 hour of coding can get boring and tiring and you may even burnt out. try not to rush learning. your goal here is to learn, not to rush through the course and finish it in x amount of time.
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Following up on @yula’s great advice, working that hard may actually be counterproductive. Concepts won’t stick and frustration might build up. Before long, you might find yourself strongly disliking coding.
Sometimes what happens too is, after a month (or 3 months!) of hyper-intense study, the individual feels like they deserve a break (and they do!). But instead of a reasonable, relaxing break, they don’t code for the next three months and just binge-watch social media or other entertainment. By the time they come back to coding, all that’s left is nightmarish deja-vu and a mostly-forgotten set of concepts. It’s really hard to get back on track after that.
So take it easy. If you need to hurry for financial reasons, I would recommend some replanning. It’s not realistic to set up months-long deadlines to get a job. Secure your income some other way for now, and learn calmly and productively. When the time is right, start submitting applications. Stay chill.
All the best!
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nah lol it’s the way i learn , always has been it takes a lot for me to get burnt out, and it’s been awhile since I’ve found something that clicks with my brain like this. Plus i need to do this asap so i can pay bills and get out of debt…
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Learning programming will not get you a job fast.
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if you want to learn a skill fast, i would really recommend a bootcamp but for me, learning by myself is better. But learning coding can’t always guarantee you a job.
and as @nickrg mentioned.
also
Try to get another job in the meantime, i am pretty sure there are always minimum paying jobs looking. Try to pay your debt slowly but surely.
Wish u the best of luck!
- yula
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i know but it will allow me to build programs, as well as themes, do work on fiverr, upwork etc… and build the idea for my website that i have in my head, As well as let me help a family friend that he’s currently building
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That will not give you very much money at all. Becoming fully job ready takes people at university 4 years of work. Expect to need a similar amount of effort for a self taught developer.
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Try to do it alongside your job, i know it will be possible. but having no job at all is probably not a good idea. Also think of it as, i am making money while learning so i can put more stuff on my CV / resume.
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i’m not expecting it to, i do have a financial plan don’t worry y’all i’m not going into this expecting to make big bucks right off the bat, i’ll be doing those things to build a portfolio, my big plans are the Microsoft and google AI programming courses, like i said i have a few ideas to build and i do have personal connections through my in-laws that doing this will open me up to for those opportunities, what i need to do is get the knowledge and build a good foundational skill set first .
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As long as you expect it to take years to become job ready.
Note AI is really statistics, so study your math
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lol i’m 33 years old the bills i have total to almost a quarter of a million dollars from when i owned and operated a trucking business with a partner, that went under after he jump ship and left me with the maintenance debt. Seriously thanks for the care everyone but don’t worry my wife and i thought this through when we found out i could get the skills i need for our plans without having to pay for college.
that’s pretty much what i expected from reading up on it, when i was in school math was my subject, well that and the mechanical engineering and design courses, so I’m kind of excited about it.
As long as you know that it will likely take years to learn enough to get a job as a programmer
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that’s why i’m working on this 12 plus hours a day when i’m not doing the course on here and taking a break from typing i’m constantly studying the Harvard video courses, once i finish those i’ll be watching and listening to other code theory lectures the main thing that i worry about is i’m great with algebraic equations as well as calculus and physics but i suck with grammar skills punctuation just doesn’t sink in fully so i’m kinda worried but syntax seems to have a better logic setup than written english
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Working on it 12 hours a day isn’t really sustainable for most people and probably won’t change the fact that the process takes years for most people. I would make sure you have enough time to work a job so you can eat in the meantime
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don’t worry i’ve got some trucker weight i can stand to lose 
but 12 hours a day from home is a vacation comparatively i spent months on end stuck in a drivers seat 14 hours a day for on duty time with 10 hour mandatory rest breaks only coming home once every 3 months as a trucker… trust me i like this set up it’s more relaxing and not as mentally draining. As for our base bills we live on our families compound (thats not in our names so it cant be seized to pay the big debts… ) and my wife is a retail manager i also run online store fronts through walmart, amazon etc. with a garage turned warehouse for product inventory, so financially we’re stable but this gives me a chance to be more than stable and get out from under the debt. I’m just a very motivated and ambitious kinda guy.
After all, it is your life. You can do whatever you want but morally, rests are a need.
Goodluck!
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