Let me tell you about freelance work since that's what I'm involved in right now.So I've always been interested in coding, but I've been working in a different field for years, so I never gotten around to it until recently. (This along with real estate and the stock market are fields I was always intrigued by)
I've gone through a few chapters on HTML and CSS by Jon Duckett. Watched a few tutorials but now I want to get into it more intensely.
So I have some quick questions
1) Should I go the self-taught route over the coding bootcamp? Is the 10-15K worth it or should I just learn on my own?
2) Which websites are the best to use when learning coding
3) I'm a complete novice so should I focus on one specific field in coding? I know names like front-end, back-end, fullstack. And I hear shyt about PHP, Javascript, C++ etc, I don't know what means what really (I understand front-end, back-end, full-stack, but meaning what's the different in learning PHP over Javascript or C++ or whatever. Is one better than the other? Are they all necessary?)
4) I'm a fast learner, but in general, how long does it take to get a full grasp of coding before you can be confident enough to apply for jobs from it? Can you make more money doing freelance work (Preferable)
Thanks ahead of time to all my Coli brethren...
W3Schools Online Web TutorialsSo I've always been interested in coding, but I've been working in a different field for years, so I never gotten around to it until recently. (This along with real estate and the stock market are fields I was always intrigued by)
I've gone through a few chapters on HTML and CSS by Jon Duckett. Watched a few tutorials but now I want to get into it more intensely.
So I have some quick questions
1) Should I go the self-taught route over the coding bootcamp? Is the 10-15K worth it or should I just learn on my own?
2) Which websites are the best to use when learning coding
3) I'm a complete novice so should I focus on one specific field in coding? I know names like front-end, back-end, fullstack. And I hear shyt about PHP, Javascript, C++ etc, I don't know what means what really (I understand front-end, back-end, full-stack, but meaning what's the different in learning PHP over Javascript or C++ or whatever. Is one better than the other? Are they all necessary?)
4) I'm a fast learner, but in general, how long does it take to get a full grasp of coding before you can be confident enough to apply for jobs from it? Can you make more money doing freelance work (Preferable)
Thanks ahead of time to all my Coli brethren...
You can learn by yourself, but you better be willing to spend 8 hours a day or so reading and practicing. Those coding schools are 3 months, but like 12 hours a day. It's a sacrifice, but if this field is for you, you can get it done. I got a job by learning on my own, so if you apply yourself, you can too... but make sure this is for you because you're going to have to spend a lot of hours outside of work learning as well.
Don't fall for that. It's hard as fukkDo people really get a job after these bootcamps
Sounds too easy![]()
Do people really get a job after these bootcamps
Sounds too easy![]()
This is a huge waste of money. Go to amazon to find the books with the best reviews and then head over to thepiratebay to download them for free. Use stackoverflow if you have questions.1) Should I go the self-taught route over the coding bootcamp? Is the 10-15K worth it or should I just learn on my own?
Do people really get a job after these bootcamps
Sounds too easy![]()
Ahhh OK I get it..so how's the pay like?Three people at my job got hired off of those bootcamps. The thing is, it's not easy. Those bootcamps are like 12 hours a day for 3+ months. A lot of companies need programmers right now, so you don't have to be degreed, but you do have to have a nice portfolio if you don't go to one of those camps.
This is a huge waste of money. Go to amazon to find the books with the best reviews and then head over to thepiratebay to download them for free. Use stackoverflow if you have questions.
I'd definitely nominate you to he moderator of the developer section, you put in crazy work and dropped countless gems in the mega thread.