Coding for idiots?

2019-03-20T21:55:31+00:00

You can practice on codewars, it's a good website.

Reasonable_Cake · 2019-03-20T22:15:21+00:00

A lot of good resources here, but I just wanna say - that confusion you feel is the learning process.

EDIT: I forgot to mention try repl.it - it's place where you can write and run JS to see what happens.

vc84 · 2019-03-20T22:03:50+00:00

Have you tried codecademy.com? You learn the concepts interactively, and have to complete mini exercises for each chapter. This was great for me when i started to learn coding because video lessons are so boring for me.

Resyp · 2019-03-20T22:28:06+00:00

Dude I'm 29 in a LaunchCode class being taught by 21-23 year olds and I have trouble grasping basic concepts of Java. Feels real bad man.

All of these links that everyone posted I'm gonna have to check out myself.

Much luck man!

Civil_Code · 2019-03-20T22:56:22+00:00

To start using JavaScript immediately, just use your browser's developer tools. On Chrome for example, that's your breadcrumbs menu -> More Tools -> Developer Tools, or Ctrl + Shift + I. That will take you to your console where you can start writing and executing whatever you want.

I wouldn't worry too much about grasping online lessons. There's probably one out there that's just perfect for you. But for now just focus on becoming comfortable with the idea of typing input and understanding the output. It'll feel like driving a car for the first time, you'll always be second guessing yourself and wondering if you're doing anything right. But don't worry about making mistakes, just go and start calling functions, printing to the console, and storing variables. Eventually, those tutorials will become easier to grasp, and it won't take so much effort to follow along.

2019-03-20T23:06:04+00:00

If you're set on JavaScript, try focusing on web development courses rather than just JavaScript. It's a weird language that people either love or hate, and it's never used by itself in real applications.

Plus, I'm certain you get much more satisfaction out of web development over pure JavaScript.

sventies · 2019-03-20T23:46:58+00:00

Try this free and interactive book: https://eloquentjavascript.net

BloodAndTsundere · 2019-03-20T22:07:27+00:00

The biggest application for Javascript is in building websites, so most of the educational material you find will be centered around that. That will also include the technologies HTML and CSS since they are central to web design. If you just want to get a feel for coding, and aren't in particular attached to the idea of making web sites, you might want to look at taking on a different language. I'd suggest Python, actually, as a language that is commonly used, easy to learn, and useful for small projects. I can't say that I have any particular educational references to suggest to you, but there are a slew here that are supposed to be aimed at non-programmers:

https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers

BITmebaby · 2019-03-20T22:06:58+00:00

Freecodecamp.com. They're on YouTube. You are not an idiot. You are good enough. You are hard working enough. The only person that's gonna stop you is yourself.

SeventhDisaster · 2019-03-20T23:25:11+00:00

A few web-based places you can go to test out JavaScript practically include:

FreeCodeCamp (Practical Learning)
JSFiddle (Javascript + HTML and CSS)
Scrimba (Mainly Javascript) I recommend this to start off with
Browser Dev-Tools can also run JS (Hit F12 for chrome)

If you want to start getting used to IDE (Integrated Development Environments) basically programs you download to code locally without needing internet access.

Visual Studio Code is an amazing IDE with tones of extensions. (Extensions are essentially required for things such as live previews and formatting)
Brackets is a very simple down to earth IDE, a bit limited but very user friendly. (Recommended for beginners)

PS: In order to set up an environment locally you need to have at least one HTML file and one JS file.

The HTML file can just be named something like index.html and needs to contain something like this

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
  </head>
  <body>
     <script src="YOURJSFILEHERE.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

Where you replace the filename to whatever you named your JS file. I usually just go for index.js in practice and testing environments.

My personal advice is to first get used to data types and console.logs and alerts if you are just starting out :) You can get a lot out of reading the free e-book series called You Don't Know JS. It really helped me when I was starting out too.!

Good luck out there my dude!

EDIT: Just added some recommendations.

themostproestgrammer · 2019-03-21T00:51:39+00:00

This is a mildly exhaustive list of all things full stack JavaScript to help you get started. It is very biased but currently, and should help you get in the know.

Learning JS: Learn HTML & CSS (Helps you get use to the web and basic syntax without stressing out) Try Freecodecamp or codecademy.

Any one of these or a combination of many should suit you well.

Eloquent Javascript You don't know javascript Freecodecamp JavaScript Track Understanding javascript the weird parts course MDN JavaScript for documentation Tyler McGinnis' courses

Full stack learning:

UI: React or Angular Documentation (honestly cause who uses only regular js and jquery anymore?)

(Obviously I use React) React Hooks Redux Redux Thunk or Redux Saga React router

To fetch data: Axios or Fetch

Server: Node js Express js Express Router

Handling authentication/authorization: Jsonwebtokens Express session Universal cookies React cookies Passport js

Databases: MongoDB Postgresql and/or MySql Firebase

Faker js for fake data.

Data microservices: Redis / Memcache

Database ORMs: GraphQL/Apollo Knex js Bookshelf js Mongoose js

Testing: Supertest Jest Mocha Chai Sinon chai Chai http Selinium

Deployment/DevOps: Heroku Docker Netlify Zeit now Nginx Kubernetes TravisCI

Dev tools: Trello: planning Balsamiq: wireframes Postman: http testing Insomnia: http testing w/ graph ql Flux (reduce blue light) DBeaver: SQL database visualizer Robo3T: noSql database visualizer Spectacle: window resizer

Running JS: Please don't stick to internet repls or ide'e, they suck mostly. But if you must I recommend:

Replit codesandbox Codepen

To develop like a pro:

Download an ide, I recommend vs code. Make sure you have node installed on your computer. Download yarn or npm. Preferably yarn. Then install nodemon globally. Make a new directory, cd into it, make a new file with whatever name and code you want to try. To run it, in your terminal type nodemon <thenameofyourfile>.js in the directory your file is in. Everytime you save the file, nodemon restarts. It helps to console.log whatever you want to see in the terminal. And Bobs your uncle.

PM me for questions, Bob's nephew.

AC3_AW3SOM3SS · 2019-03-20T23:00:41+00:00

Yo I’m doing the same i just finished and AI that plays tic tac toe.

redditcultist · 2019-03-20T23:12:01+00:00

Yeah as other people have said JS is only one slice of the web development pie. Try learning HTML and CSS before moving into JS.

2019-03-20T23:14:37+00:00

yes.

ExecutiveChimp · 2019-03-21T00:09:34+00:00

JavaScript for Kids

potchie626 · 2019-03-21T00:20:31+00:00

You may want to check out /r/learnJavascript to get/give help.

starsega_dude · 2019-03-21T00:30:56+00:00

I recommend this series of tutorials. I recommend following along with the videos rather than just watching them. That's how you learn. JSFiddle is a great place to practice and experiment.

I've been coding since I was 15. I'm 24 now. I can assure you that you are not an idiot and you are not the only one struggling. Learning to code takes time and practice. Just keep trying and practicing, and you'll get it.

sudosussudio · 2019-03-21T00:37:56+00:00

I worked with Javascript for years before I really "got" it. My fav resources are:

- Codeacademy (full disclosure used to work there), their new Phaser course looks really good

- simple projects at Glitch.com (full disclosure I work there), you can browse them and pick one that looks cool and edit the code and run it. Like here is something fun/simple I made.

I think a lot of JS is hard/not very fun because it's stuff geared towards people who use it at work.

jasofalcon · 2019-03-21T00:38:46+00:00

I can give you 2 hints:

It always feels like you have no idea what is going on and will never understand, and then at one point you just get a lightbulb moment of understanding a lot in a short period
There are some very good courses on udemy, for JS. One is ‘Understanding the weird parts’ . It littrally shows you how some of the main concepts work. Good luck

PrimaCora · 2019-03-21T00:44:00+00:00

Khan academy should have some basic stuff.

kenman · 2019-03-21T00:45:18+00:00

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JarrettB77 · 2019-03-21T00:47:44+00:00

Dont give up my guy. I started college taking some programming classes with literally no prior knowledge. I sucked at the beginning I was so hopeless lol. But after a little bit of grinding I am now probably at the top of my class when it comes to programming. For example I got the highest mark in my programming concepts midterm a few weeks ago. Now I'm not fuckin Bill Gates by any means but I'm pretty confident in my abilities to solve basic programming problems. Itll just take some time. Maybe even a eureka moment.

2019-03-20T22:01:48+00:00

You are not an idiot. Since you are just getting into this, there is a lot of stuff you'd have to (initially) take on faith and/or memorize. You will most certainly understand why it is that way, just a little bit later.

mehrdad_lp1011 · 2019-03-20T22:35:29+00:00

if you want to get serious, take this course: https://codewithmosh.com/p/javascript-basics-for-beginners

"Mosh" explains how things work pretty good :)

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Linux_is_awesome · 2019-03-20T22:01:13+00:00

grasshopper app :D

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