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candaceyw

Hi, I'm Candace. I'm currently a graphic designer and photographer, been at this for about 16 years now. But I'm switching things up and jumping in to learn full stack web development. Currently trying to wrap my brain around JavaScript, slowly. I have some HTML and CSS knowledge, but I need to fill in some gaps there as well. Hoping to learn more!

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Musta Aga

Welcome!

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Vicente G. Reyes

Hi Candace! Welcome to DEV!

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Olojo Babawale Olumide

Welcome

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Deepak Choudhary

great....

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Michael Maitoza

Hello there Candace. I also have been in the industry for a while and need to fill in some gaps with my javaScript knowledge. Good luck with your coding journey.

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Tonida Baraza

Hello Candace. I am a Javascript dev. I am happy to help in your Javascript discovery journey.

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Tomas Sirio

Welcome Candace!

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candaceyw

Thank you! I appreciate that. :)

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Jacob Herrington (he/him)

Awesome, my wife is a full-time photographer. What kind of photography do you enjoy? What's the most challenging part of JavaScript so far (maybe I can help explain)? Welcome to DEV!

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I do mostly portraits and commercial work. What I enjoy most is creating fine art work - I've done a lot of horror work with my kids :)

Challenging part of JS. Well, I can get the logic working in my brain, but getting it from the concept to code can be confusing. I'll have an idea on what method I need to start using, go look it up and get sent down rabbit trails of other ways to make it work. For instance, I'll be using a for loop. I'll get the loop and output, but then get hung up in between. Usually it ends up being a += symbol killing me and I second guess it while looking up the issues.
It's a good thing i'm not working on paper. LOL

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Tyrus Malmström

Greetings Candance! That's awesome that you've been doing graphic design for 16 years, congrats on that!

Just want to say that I think it is awesome that you've decided to switch things up and if you ever want to discuss JavaScript, I'm always up for a discussion.

Best!

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Nitesh Sharma

Hi.

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ssndude2

Hi Candance,
I am new here also but I have been coding for around 50 years, If you don't mind I can maybe offer a hint that will make your coding easier. I recommend not trying to optimize while coding, keep your functions simple, short and single minded.

Rick

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candaceyw

Thanks, Rick! I will keep that in mind. I know it's easy to over think things. So I appreciate any advice!

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candaceyw

Thank you, Tyrus! I really appreciate that! I'm really enjoying it so far... frustrated at times, but that's to be expected. :)

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Chimezie Innocent

Welcome Candace to web dev...It is and will be a wonderful experience and I can be of assistance in your journey. Goodluck and happy Coding

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Jsviews

Hello!

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Cedric Bahirwe

Hello, nice to see that there is someone like me here

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candaceyw

Right on! Sometimes doing new things can feel lonely at times ;)

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Juan Alejandro Morais

Welcome, Candace! Excited to have you here. Graphic design & photography are amazing skills, and they're great additions to your toolset as a web dev.

Best wishes! :)

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Arash Emadi

Hey! Welcome and good luck!