learn how to code instead of browsing the coli all day brehs

[godliness]

ii started on this but stopped because the newer standards html5 and css5 or on the way out . . .I dabbled in python back in school .. .

I guess breh..... 90% of the old standards will be rolled into the new ones. Thats seems like a bad reason to stop studying html to me. Either way its pretty fun so far. I cant wait to see myself six months in.

 

[godliness]

Also check out meetup.com for coding/programming meet ups. I went to one last night for Javascript. And it was pretty eye opening, I can tell people were getting lost with it tho, since it was an intro class. But I think Ill be fine learning it.

 

[Afro]

been thinking about learning javascirpt & HTML - what do u suggest to pick up so that i can eventually run with it as a side hustle?
shyt how many diff types of coding even exist? does it make sense to do one instead of the other
do you need to learn one before learning the other..?

HTML ---> CSS ----> Bootstrap -----> Javascript/jQuery----> PHP/Wordpress ----> Welcome to front end web dev

 

[eufemism]

You may not need a student ID but some require parking passes like decals or tag to hang on the rearview mirror, careful getting fined.

Luckily the school is downtown so I can just park in normal city parking a couple streets over and just walk there

 

[Voice of Reason]

If you enjoy it, I'd say go for it, but realize that you're going to have to stay dedicated and keep on pushing. I made the career switch. Got a degree in a completely different field, didn't care for that field, took a year off of work, learned programming and now I work in the field. The thing is, I really enjoy programming. If you don't enjoy it, I don't think it's the field to get into because you're going to have to spend a lot of time outside of work learning new concepts as well.

If you want a job in the field, stop being cheap. Buy a kindle and buy different books on amazon and read them cover to cover and work through them. Or go onto udemy and buy some courses and go through them. Javascript or Java are nice languages to learn.

Could you drop some links to books please?

 

[KritNC]

Just out of curiosity, who here is currently working in the industry.

I agree with what others have said it is not for everyone but if you fukk with it for a week you find it interesting I would give it a shot. It seems impossible to learn enough to get a job but you just got to stick with it and take it piece by piece and you can make it happen.

 

[Voice of Reason]

Word. Thanks. I was leaning towards starting with python after a little research. There's a course on the site in the op called Python bible or something, for beginners , has good reviews. I think that for most brehs like myself who are looking to get started with coding , want to learn a code that is not outdated and that we can use to get employed. Most brehs not trying to start a start up tech company or develop an instagram type hit app right away.

Python is the most widely used language after JavaScript

 

[Voice of Reason]

Don't know if posted yet, but:

developer/programming information and careers thread

I'm learning Haskell right now, around next month I'm going to be implementing some Deep Learning/Machine Learning with it for my app.

I say once you get your feet wet a little and feel the burnout and get discouraged, my advice would be to try and find a language that you love. Don't take that as an excuse to keep jumping around when it gets hard though. At the same time, when you feel burnout, remember that there's no rule that says you have to stick with that language.

Coding with Golang probably saved my life after severe Javascript confusion. No exaggeration. From there I went on to learn ReactJS, which lead me to using ImmutableJS with Redux, then Elixir/Phoenix and eventually to where I am now with Haskell, a language I consider in my stable with Golang and Javascript.

Moral of the story, stick with it and don't give up without at least trying other languages. In fact, what you learn in other languages can translate into insights about topics you were stuck on. But there's a craft to it because you do not want to spread yourself too thin, the goal should be depth.

Links to resources

 

[Double J]

Been programming in Java for about 2 years now. I feel as though I'm pretty good at this point but I do not have a degree. So how does some one without a degree go about acquiring one of these jobs?

 

[TrebleMan]

Links to resources

Really get your basics down. HTML, CSS and Javascript. There are really a ton of resources on these. I can't even recall what I used to learn these because I pulled from many different sources.

This looks like a decent start:
The Complete JavaScript Course: Build a Real-World Project

When you have a decent understanding on Javascript:
JavaScript: Understanding the Weird Parts - Udemy

Then see what you'd like to do from there.

But really the best advice, and the best way to learn this, is you have to build. Think of a website you'd like to make and build it with HTML, CSS and Javascript. Then go from there.

With programming, it's not so much reading a ton of stuff, understanding it, then applying it all at once like it's an exam. It's more about learning the basics/concepts (for most programming languages: variables, functions, iterations/loops, conditionals, data structures like lists/arrays/objects, etc.), then go and build your website/app/program using those concepts with the language's standard library documentation (the website that tells you about all the library's keywords).

Pretty much as a programmer (once the basics are solid), google will be your best resource because you'll find yourself typing things like "How to ... in Javascript." a ton.

I'll post a little more when I go back online though.

 

[Fade Runner 2049]

im gonna get through this course. I will.

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

I found a couple local coding bootcamps but the tuitions range between $12,000-$15,000 thousand

Is that about how much you're paying at your local bootcamp? One of the bootcamps have an online course for half the price and even that's still

If you have the time why not just take a bunch of programming/computer science classes at a community college? You could get 4 full semesters and classes that could be transferred elsewhere for half the cost. If you already have a stem degree you may qualify for a CS masters program (which is what I did since I had EE degree, company even paid for it)


Code academies will teach you html, css, ruby, and the basics of whatever javascript framework is hot at the moment. A community college could give you all of that plus some java, python, and some algorithm and daya structure classes which are seriously important when you wanna make a highly performs site (or any program in general).

Speaking of javascript frameworks they only stay hot for a minute. Fetty wap has more staying power than these front-end frameworks.

2 years ago backbone was the hotness, then angular was the shyt in 2015, then react at the end of 2015, now angular 2 will be the thing in 2017. Oh, and angular 2 is totally different than angular 1. I wouldn't pay $15,000 for something that would fade fast.

 

[BasketCase]

I already made a thread about collaborating on small programming projects but that shyt flopped.

Link to thread please

 

[PikaDaDon]

Link to thread please

~!!@@ Coli Institute of Technology: Creative & Technical Collaboration Initiative @@!!~

 

[kevm3]

Could you drop some links to books please?

If you're just starting off, start with Head First Html and Css and then move on to Head First Javascript.