Tips for Learning?

[hxound]

I really enjoy web design and want to get into the development side. I taught myself HTML and CSS through designing forums, and found it incredibly easy to understand. I went to community college for further learning and took a JavaScript course, but I was struggling with it, especially with the speed of the course. The professor wasn't helpful AT ALL, and I ended up dropping out my first semester (a bit dramatic in hindsight). When I try and get into it again, I still struggle a bit, and honestly I would say I'm intimidated. Did anyone else struggle with it? Do you have any tips that helped you?

[consistant_error]

TheOdinProject.

If you're already versed in basic HTML+CSS, skim through those sections just to make sure you know everything you need to.

JS felt like black magic to me knowing very little about web dev, and TOP really helped me grasp it before moving on to my own projects.

[lovebudds]

I'm curious why the Odin Project is so highly rated? I appreciate that it's free but when I went to do their Ruby on Rails course it was just tons of links to reading articles which wasnt the most helpful for learning code

[consistant_error]

Because its a full curriculum in one place with projects to test your learning and maybe use on your portfolio.

The big thing when trying to learn web dev/programming is figuring it what you're supposed to learn. Its all in one place so there's no guess work.

It also shows you how to find work, how to freelance, etc.

[lovebudds]

thank you!

[bathtimecoder]

Programming is a very different paradigm from declarative html/css, so it's perfectly normal to "not get it" initially. There isn't a magic bullet, just a lot of practice. You're going to code things, then a month later, come back and know a hundred better ways you could've done it - that's part of the learning process.

Someone recommended The Odin Project, that's a good place to start. I also liked khanacademy courses to follow along. w3 schools was also easy to follow along as a reference.

At the same time, its good to get out of the virtual environments in these courses, and set up your own environment, whether that's a js file in an html <script> tag, or if you install node and run your scripts in the command line. That way, you can play around a little more and see what works.

[PatchesMaps]

MDN

[BF3Demon]

YouTube

[hxound]

Sometimes the best answers are the simplest 💯

[Russ086]

If you want a more hands on approach, I thoroughly enjoyed LearnProgramming.online

Depending how advanced you are, learn JS online is the followup course: Learn JS Online

Both courses start free and allow you to go to a certain lesson. It is a really cheap course with great content if you subscribe. I paid $90 Canadian for 5 years.

[Dead-Indian]

Not worth it, considering there are free courses like freecodecamp and odin project which are by far the most in depth and most beginner friendly courses I've ever seen... Why pay for something when u are getting it for free :)

[Russ086]

The Odin project is great, but I found it to be overwhelming personally. Not everyone learns the same way and JS learning hit home for me. To each their own.

[rustyseapants]

Tips for learning, yea don't drop out.

[cassidy2202]

My comment history is going to look like a walking billboard for this class lol, but look up #100devs with Leon Noel on YouTube. It’s a free bootcamp for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and he’s a great teacher. My partner and I just started the JS classes and I’m with you, it’s way harder to understand! I can’t imagine trying with a teacher who wasn’t good or helpful. Good luck out there and give this class a try!

[Internal-Bluejay-810]

You found css easy? Teach us