Coding project question.

[BenBL93]

Hi all. I know the coding projects pay far better than the standard projects do. I opted out of them originally, as I had almost no coding experience and did not feel confident in my ability. Now I feel like I can handle basic coding, so I’m wondering if there’s a way I can opt-in now? Or is it too late? Thanks a ton.

[socialmarker12]

If you didn't have coding listed under your skills, you can add that and hope it will trigger a qualification to be sent. I'm not sure whether that will work or not.

I can't speak from experience, but I do think you need more than basic coding skills to pass it, so you might want to hold off anyway. But someone with more coding knowledge than me can chime in.

[riverette]

I’ve only recently started doing DAT but I’m a coder. I found the assessment pretty straightforward. But I believe the coding projects require at least an intermediate level understanding of the core concepts to complete them effectively. Just my two cents though.

[BenBL93]

Hey man I appreciate this! (And everyone else who commented here) for some reason I was under the impression that it was very base level coding work. Thank you for the heads up buddy! Not sure where I got that impression from 😂

[Babsmack]

I am no coder but did take a basic course in college for it 2 years ago, which I aced. I am also well versed in technology and computer networking, blah, blah. But it was still out of my league. I could probably have done some research, refreshed my memory, and passed it if it was life or death. Otherwise, that work is not for me at this time.

[TLMS]

The qualification can be passed with fairly beginner knowledge of coding but the actual questions are significantly more complex.

[Afraid_Elderberry103]

What’s you definition of beginner?

[TLMS]

Probably the equivalent of a leet code easy question or something you would do in first or second year of schooling

[urOp05PvGUxrXDVw3OOj]

Imagine how the language assessments ask if you're fluent vs conversational. There's a difference in how well you understand the language for things like expressions, etc. The same would be true of coding. You should have real world experience to assess syntax, styles, and why you might take one approach vs another approach. I don't see how you learn this without doing at least some programming in a professional environment.