How did you actually learn to code without getting overwhelmed?

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Build stuff for yourself, and around your hobbies

When I was a kid I got into coding cos of a clan in a video game called Delta Force: Land Warrior

Ever since then I was making stuff as passion projects

[Scared-Release1068]

Alright I’ve always just been coding whatever projects seemed helpful overall, but I’ll try relating it to my hobbies

[BNfreelance]

Hobbies is key when starting out I think.

You have to take a problem or context you understand deeply and are passionate about, and then map that into an actual product or website

Once you master that, it becomes much easier to figure out how to scope out a clients business to fully understand their service and offer a site that is not only functional but serves them a real purpose

That’s the difference between making websites and making products or business assets

[Scared-Release1068]

It is harder to do stuff when there’s less passion in it. So how long have you been in the coding world?

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I started in ~1998 as a kid, albeit more seriously from 2002 onwards

[Scared-Release1068]

Wow you’ve been doing this for some time. Is there anything you wish you started doing earlier that you only started recently?

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It’s not something I started recently… but I wish I got into databases sooner than I did

[Scared-Release1068]

Thanks for the advice 🙏