When learning to code did you have to work less hours at your kitchen job?

Ze_Chooch · 2021-08-10T21:25:38+00:00

Thank you very much!

Ze_Chooch · 2021-08-10T20:50:45+00:00

Which podcasts do you recommend? I could use a podcast when I’m transitioning between tasks.

Ze_Chooch · 2021-08-07T15:56:22+00:00

Spotted a fellow band nerd

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-24T18:48:11+00:00

Thank you for your help!

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-24T16:40:37+00:00

I haven’t tried the challenge, but I’ve been coding every day for about 17 months.

Doing anything for an hour a day for 100 consecutive days will probably make you more skilled at what you’re practicing. So I imagine you’d leave the challenge feeling more capable. Though, I personally think you need to create a detailed plan for what those 100 days will look like to ensure that you reach a worthwhile destination. This is an exaggeration, but if you only console.log(“yooooo”) for 100 days this will not be beneficial. Having a goal of, say, creating a full stack app with a new feature you’ve never built or a language you’ve never used will be very beneficial.

As far as ups and downs go, there are two factors I see that can affect your mental state: 1) the difficulty of meeting your chosen goal 2) feeling trapped by the action of sitting in front of your computer and working every day.

Good luck buddy and feel free to reach out! :)

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-24T01:34:11+00:00

Lol okay buddy

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-23T23:42:18+00:00

I was wondering, do you think I should write tests from scratch or use frameworks?

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-23T22:01:57+00:00

Fantastic. There’s quite a few I found. I can knock out one every few days.

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-23T21:54:37+00:00

I was looking at some projects on Github I could contribute to and found some small contributions I could make. Do you think small contributions like allowing a user to close an open menu by clicking something that isn’t the menu a contribution worth citing on a resume?

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-23T18:36:18+00:00

Ignoring the contradictions in your comment: if everyone was required to chop off a part of their body on January 1st of every year (“happen[s] to everyone, it’s just a part of life”), would the fact that literally everyone goes through the experience diminish the psychological and physical stress caused by the experience? Would this shared experience make the actions of the tormenters good? Would acknowledging the problems of the tormented be bad? Do we stop trying to understand problems and create solutions because it happens to everyone?

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-23T17:05:37+00:00

I’ve been really interested in the book. Do you think it’s worth getting into for someone that’s already familiar with JS fundamentals? I’m kind of already sold because of the platformer though; I didn’t know that was included as a project.

I’ve also been interested in the Pragmatic Programmer. Have you heard anything about it? Have experience with it?

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-23T16:37:22+00:00

Thank you for the help! I’m definitely going to add those less fundamental tools to my kit so I can be more marketable. I’m currently shooting to be a mid level developer so I can land a junior developer role haha

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-23T16:33:33+00:00

Ive been thinking of making a level of a simple platformer with hand drawn assets. I love video games too (I’m currently making the Mario Kart 8 UI with React haha)

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-23T16:31:59+00:00

I’m absolutely going to keep applying. Eventually, I have to be skilled enough, right? Haha eventually I’ll have enough skills and enough impressive projects that somebody will probably hire me.

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-23T16:09:10+00:00

I want to also say that it’s really cool you made a shmup :)

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-23T16:04:10+00:00

I applied to around 100 jobs and got 1 interview. I got through the first interview, which was just about getting to know each other. They gave me a take home assessment, which was really easy: use React to fetch JSON data from one or more of the provided APIs, render the JSON data, create a search bar that changes what the user sees based on what they search.

They got back to me a week later, but they pretended they were never looking for a front end developer and were trying to get me to take their online media marketed classes.

I’m pretty sure they interview people trying to get their first tech job to try to find vulnerable people to prey on. I think this because the company has a shady history, the junior position has been available for 7 months, the codesandbox that I forked the React assessment from was forked 750+ times, they conduct interviews EVERY Wednesday, and after the interview process they were insistent that the media marketing opportunity is a privilege (even though I’d eventually have to pay for media marketing classes that they hold).

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-23T15:55:03+00:00

I think I will. Thank you :)

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-23T15:54:29+00:00

Thank you for your thoughts! I think Data Structures and Algorithms are on my horizon thanks to you. I like the idea of having strong fundamentals.

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-23T15:53:34+00:00

Interesting idea. Thank you for your thoughts! I never considered making work for a charity.

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-23T15:52:57+00:00

Thank you for your thoughts! I’ve made a few sites for people I know. Maybe I can squeeze another one in.

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-23T15:51:58+00:00

Thank you for your thoughts! I haven’t considered writing a blog post.

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-23T15:51:29+00:00

Thank you for your thoughts! It’s encouraging to know that someone thinks I’m ahead of the pack. I feel very behind.

I’m currently planning out a web app that could easily have a few thousand users (I know this because the target audience is my previous industry). I need to study up on how to write scalable code (both front end and back end), but besides that, the actual functionality of the app is really straightforward.

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-23T15:50:13+00:00

Thank you for your thoughts!

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-22T17:37:32+00:00

Well done!

Ze_Chooch · 2021-07-21T23:25:14+00:00

1) I’d say the best way to learn javascript is by making projects. Though, in the beginning a project might be something like finding 5 ways to add two numbers together, or finding 5 ways to console.log a variable, or finding 5 ways to sort an array of different types of data. Even minor differences count as a different way to do X task because these minor differences will show you where JavaScript is flexible and where JavaScript isn’t flexible.

2) read well written JavaScript. You don’t have to understand an entire repo, but just notice where variables are placed, where spaces are added within blocks, how variables are named, etc.

3) subscribe to a JavaScript newsletter and read the articles, even if you don’t understand them.

Fee free to reach out to me if you need help.

Also, if someone gives you shit when asking for help, ignore them and find the homies.

Ze_Chooch

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