Hi Drew. Glad you’re learning Ruby, it’s a great language. I am a 25yo dad of 2 and I remember the struggle trying to learn to code while working full-time and struggling to make enough money to feed the family. I remember receiving some advice about 4 months into my coding journey from a now-friend at the first and only meetup I ever attended. He told me to start building projects. At the time I had completed a few tutorials (one udemy course, another couple online short courses, and free code camp) but didn’t feel like I really understood what I was doing still. I took on the projects offered on freecodecamp and very quickly moved onto the Odin Project’s JavaScript curriculum to tackle their projects. 6 months went by doing that. By the end, I had built a portfolio with several toy apps, and gained a lot of exp getting in the thick of it. I landed my first job after 11 months of self-study.
By the looks of it, you’ve been around the block with regards to tutorials. I have a good feeling you’d be able to whip up a few projects and a portfolio pretty quickly. That portfolio, and how you market yourself, will ultimately get you where you want to go- pretty quickly. Good luck to you. I don’t know you, but I’m proud of you and your progress. You sound like a kickass, hardworking Dad.
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Hi Drew. Glad you’re learning Ruby, it’s a great language. I am a 25yo dad of 2 and I remember the struggle trying to learn to code while working full-time and struggling to make enough money to feed the family. I remember receiving some advice about 4 months into my coding journey from a now-friend at the first and only meetup I ever attended. He told me to start building projects. At the time I had completed a few tutorials (one udemy course, another couple online short courses, and free code camp) but didn’t feel like I really understood what I was doing still. I took on the projects offered on freecodecamp and very quickly moved onto the Odin Project’s JavaScript curriculum to tackle their projects. 6 months went by doing that. By the end, I had built a portfolio with several toy apps, and gained a lot of exp getting in the thick of it. I landed my first job after 11 months of self-study.
By the looks of it, you’ve been around the block with regards to tutorials. I have a good feeling you’d be able to whip up a few projects and a portfolio pretty quickly. That portfolio, and how you market yourself, will ultimately get you where you want to go- pretty quickly. Good luck to you. I don’t know you, but I’m proud of you and your progress. You sound like a kickass, hardworking Dad.