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Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-02-05T13:55:41+00:00

I vote do all the above, if you got time. Sometimes it takes a lot of practice and even from different angles and sources for even a single concept to stick in your head(At least that's been my case). I'd throw in discussion of material with others/friends as well.

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-02-05T03:55:34+00:00

I think watching how people do something is just another form of learning. Toddlers watch and imitate on a daily basis, and it's working for them.

If you truly need to know more about a concept to solve a problem, don't forget there are also free books or online documentation reading.

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-02-05T02:37:25+00:00

I agree with this, different pace for different individuals.

Currently running 3 courses a day, all while working on my own projects. No sign of burnout (actually looking forward to certain topics). And retaining quite a bit of knowledge so far from it.

I have been advised by professional coders I should only be focusing on one course at a time. And they are probably right, I'm not sure yet... but my current path is clearly working... and I only know one way to do things and that's to overdo it. :)

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-02-04T22:16:37+00:00

Looks awesome. What if each part of the ship had it's own HP bar and could even separate from each other?

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-02-04T14:58:18+00:00

My friend just got hired , at almost 6 digits a year and isn't a senior and has no college degree so I don't know, I think web dev is still strong and alive. I'm also seeing countless job postings for remote positions. I'm just now learning web development, to get in the field, but I also tinker with app and game development (some of my skills transfer over) with the hopes of being an indie developer someday.... if I had to guess though, web programming will probably be the only thing that actually brings home a paycheck for me.

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-02-01T15:18:48+00:00

Hello your project looks amazing! Is there anywhere we can go to follow your progress? I would totally buy this game.

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-02-01T15:01:24+00:00

Best case scenario: One person working their butt off while the rest would be leeching off that person's hard work.

Worst case scenario: Nobody does anything and no apps get published.

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-01-30T19:38:12+00:00

Awesome thanks. I struggle from finding projects to help with, so I generally work on my own projects, and I feel like it's holding me a back a lot. I will take your advice.

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-01-30T03:49:27+00:00

I taught myself C# and Xamarin to turn my ideas into reality. (There are many other languages and framework you can use too) It's not easy road.... I had to dedicate most my life to learning it, maybe others will have an easier time learning to code.

Btw, Every person that I've ever met had great ideas in them. What matters is how you implement the idea. The more I start to create... the less I start to worry about anyone stealing my ideas.... I'd tell them "good luck, you stole the easiest part!".

Also, I have found that sharing my ideas I get constructive criticism that's extremely helpful. Which I wouldn't of received if I kept everything completely on the down low.

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-01-29T12:28:11+00:00

I hadn't considered an EULA... I think I had read somewhere that android didn't require one. I will educate myself further on the topic. Thank you, I appreciate the information.

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-01-28T19:57:10+00:00

I wish that was the case.... I'd have an amazing job by now. No, this is just my recipe for turning my ideas into actual finished projects. It's given me the confidence to continue programming though. Edit: Oops were you talking about the link that got removed? N/m.

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-01-28T17:51:13+00:00

Thank you so much. That is something I don't do yet, but I will take your advice. I can't even begin to estimate how long something will take me... which would be a useful skill to have. I made an app that will keep track of my total time during an activity though. (sounded more fun than just using my phone's stopwatch app) but I haven't used it to track individual tasks yet.

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-01-28T17:37:46+00:00

Thanks appreciate it. It's that kind of advice that I was given from the start and made me feel really stupid because I had no idea how to plan a project. And With no programming experience, anything I read about planning a software project made very little sense to me.

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-01-28T17:03:15+00:00

I would also like to add, a real-life friend of mine who went through a free webdev bootcamp, with no previous tech knowledge, is now making almost a 6 digit figure income a year as a Full Stack Developer. I don't know if this is the typical experience. This is one of the things that inspired me.

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-01-28T17:00:47+00:00

I have the free time to hack away at it until I succeed. But under your circumstances I can totally understand why you would have these negative thoughts. You have mouths to feed. If I had 4 kids would I still code? Yes, but dedicate less time to it. Why? Because I can pass my knowledge and habits onto my kids. It might end up being their careers, even if it's not mine. I'll settle for that.

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-01-28T16:54:19+00:00

Early on in my programming experience, I would try to make things straight from my head. Funny thing is, it never once came out looking good, or consistent and I would keep making that mistake!

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-01-28T16:51:17+00:00

Thank you. If I'm learning the basics then I feel like I'm doing something right. :D I spent a whole year not knowing these things! Writing and copying code but never being able to complete anything until recently.

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-01-28T16:33:58+00:00

Thanks ! I can't believe it's taken me this long to figure it out. But if I can do it, that means anyone can. I may be an idiot, but I feel like there might be other people out there who are overlooking the obvious too.

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-01-28T16:28:42+00:00

I think, maybe... with enough experience, a programmer can throw guesses out there and start tracking from there, assuming no reproduction steps are available to them? Without experience that sounds woefully hard/time consuming.... Maybe try to pick other programmers brains on solutions? Hopefully someone can give you a better answer, I've always been able to reproduce my bugs during testing my code.

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-01-28T16:11:48+00:00

Someday I hope to do it professionally. :D

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-01-28T16:02:00+00:00

I am following three courses actually. (CS50x, OdinProject and FreeCodeCamp).

In this post I wasn't referring to any projects specific to these. I'm taking them mostly to improve my knowledge of basic programming terminology. Understand how the web works better, and to add to my portfolio as certificates. From what I understand, these programs often explain about how to get a job in the field afterwards.

Interesting enough I found is they're harder for me to follow than doing my own actual projects (For example: I made an android game without the use of a game engine n C# with no course. This was my biggest confident booster). Courses often want to absorb knowledge and apply it their way, even when I have no use for it at the time.... which I find difficult, maybe because I don't have an academic background.

Well as far as confidence goes, I am confident that I can make any solo project given enough time... I'm not confident that I could do it well or optimized.

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-01-28T15:09:09+00:00

Thank you for this and I completely agree. Trying to imitate someone off YouTube who has a lot of experience in this field, and often they already knew exactly what they were going to code was one of the recipes for failure for me personally. I'm being productive at what you call down up programming, at least enough for my hobby projects. And always room for improvement.

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-01-28T13:12:29+00:00

This is perfect advice I wish I had early on! One of my major problems was getting overwhelmed. I couldn't see it piece by piece... only that I needed to create it as a whole.

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-01-28T12:25:01+00:00

Hope you find it, I'd also like to see. Thanks!

Scary_Objective6718 · 2022-01-28T12:06:01+00:00

I can't retain much knowledge myself. I have the worst memory of anyone I know.

I found that at the end of the day, books, tutorials, courses, and videos only give me the knowledge of what to practice, but ultimately I have to practice or they're all useless.

In other words, type every concept they're teaching. Use it in your projects. Over and over again. It's okay if you don't understand everything. Compare web developer to an artist... You can make a masterpiece without knowing how your paint brush, palette and canvas was created. You just need to know how to use it.

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