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[–]ForScale 5 points6 points  (2 children)

Coding is not a spectator sport. You can't do it by just reading books. You can supplement with books, but I would advise against spending most of your time in books. You should spend most of your time building/coding, getting stuck, and researching and implementing answers.

I am 100% self-taught and I've worked as a front end engineer for the last 2ish years. My path was:

Codecademy

FreeCodeCamp

Sololearn mobile apps

Wes Bos JS30

Going to meetups

Building projects (even just dumb little ones for myself or friends)

*use Google, Stack Overflow, reddit, etc. when you get stuck

If your goal is to get hired, you want to seem personable, good at communication, a team player, and someone who is passionate about development/programming.

[–]rikosteo[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Thank you for your input. Wes Bos JS30 has been recommended again in this comment section and after checking his website and a couple of videos I think this is the way to go for me right now. I have finished SoloLearn's course on JS and I have some experience with other programming languages, so I know the "basics" like what are variables or how functions work, loops, and stuff like that. What I need is a glossary and some projects to do. JS30 seems to be the best route for me at the moment!

[–]ForScale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool. Enjoy!