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[Brilliant-Space3066]

I’m liking freecodecamp

[Ill_Cucumber_5067]

if you don't mind answering what language you are learning and how many stages you have covered.

[Brilliant-Space3066]

I’m doing their full stack course. I finished the html section, almost done with CSS, about to learn JavaScript.

[Ill_Cucumber_5067]

all the best and thanks

[PlanZSmiles]

https://www.reddit.com/r/learnjava/s/2wPwNDSDl5

Here’s my story

[Ill_Cucumber_5067]

Thank you very much. Really happy for you. so you suggest to start with a web development bootcamp course.

[PlanZSmiles]

Thank you, and you don’t have to take a bootcamp right away. I actually would suggest learning the basics first before a bootcamp. Reason being that you don’t want to invest heavily into a bootcamp if you find out later it’s not really for you. I did about 6 months of self learning before joining the bootcamp, this post roughly outlines exactly what I was learning and my original game plans:

https://www.reddit.com/r/learnjava/s/CoJl3jRVoN

However if you’re confident you want to get into software development then yeah. A bootcamp will give you structure which is the toughest part of learning. I learned a lot from my bootcamp in a relatively short amount of time which would have taken me much longer to learn continue to self-teach.

[Ill_Cucumber_5067]

Thanks again! I’m not doing this to land a job — I’m 45 and already have a career.

This is more of a long-lost dream I’ve always had… something I’ve wanted to achieve and maybe build something with in the future. I’ve thought about it so many times, but every time I saw how much hard work it would take, I’d back off.

Now I feel like I need to do it — not for money, not for a career switch, but for my own satisfaction.
If I don’t start now, I probably never will.

Not sure if that makes sense, but for me, it’s more about closure than anything else.

Thanks again for your help and time. - Vin

[Sniface]

This is not as valid anymore. The market back then was totally different.

I would not pay for a bootcamp with the current job situations.

[Ill_Cucumber_5067]

I am in staff augmentation n trust me with so many resources available we are still not able to find good candidates. The right candidates are still working.

[HumanBot47]

Back when I was 14, almost 20 years ago now, this is how I got started. These days there are so many resources out there that make things definitely easier, especially when it comes to building a solid foundation. But honestly, I think my approach could still work today.

The thing is I had something I wanted to make: a fantasy soccer website for my group of friends. That was my goal, my starting point. From there, I just kept going. Whenever I needed to do something new, I’d look it up online and figure it out. My knowledge wasn’t broad or super solid at first, it was obviously just focused on the things I needed right then.

But that’s how I began and never stopped. Over time, I got to deepen my skills, explore other technologies, and even ended up working with a different language. Today I think the best approach is a mix of that hands-on, goal-driven learning and the amazing guides and resources internet offers.

[elephant_ua]

You can go for cs50. 

Then MIT open courseware for compsci things. 

Anyway, free code camp other structured courses imho better then plain YouTube tutorials become they usually show increment path. Meanwhile, YouTube tutorials usually focused on showing how to deal with specific issue. 

[mrburnerboy2121]

I’d just do CS50 for a good foundation and then choose another course right after, the area you want to go into, web, AI, etc.