I’m a week into Scrimba’s Front End Developer Path and I’ve never been more motivated to learn to code. I’ve attempted to learn programming in the past but never felt it click. Their guided tutorials with hands-on training in a built in IDE is so perfect for my learning style that I’m optimistic I can finish by the end of the year. It’s an ambitious goal, but I’ve heard it can be done in 3 to 6 months. Which means early next year I may be job hunting. I plan to document my journey here as I go. Fingers crossed…
As of now, I’ve only completed the HTML and CSS portion, modules 1 & 2. I blazed through them though because I’m fairly familiar with both already. I’ve been working in email marketing for a few years and have dabbled in web design periodically, so I have a good foundation in those already. I also did a few freeCodeCamp HTML & CSS tutorials before joining Scrimba as well, which helped. I’m sure the rest of the modules, which all focus on JavaScript, will go much slower and not leave me feeling so confident.
It wasn’t all easy though. Flexbox is a bit new to me, so I’m still wrapping my head around that. In fact, my last project in module 2 didn’t end up the way I wanted because I couldn’t get a flexbox within another flexbox to center properly when on a smaller screen. It was a bit outside of the scope of the project anyway so I wasn’t too worried about it. I googled quite a bit but still couldn’t figure it out. I ended up completing it and submitting it for peer code review to see if someone else could help figure it out. I really like the peer code review feature that Scrimba has built into their curriculum. It really helps to feel engaged with other learners and keep you motivated. They have a dedicated Discord server with lots of channels where students and teachers can interact.
Next up, JavaScript. I’m honestly a little nervous about starting this next module and getting into actual programming. I’ve tried python before and liked it, but I found the program I was in at the time wasn’t a good fit for me. It was more traditional in teaching, but also online, so I just felt like I was watching a YouTube video. I feel like Scrimba is a good fit for me now and I really enjoy how interactive it is, so I’m optimistic about getting through it. Having someone walk you through each step then giving you a chance to practice it immediately is so helpful. It’s so much better than watching videos or sitting through lectures.
That’s about it for this initial post. I’ll try to get one of these up a week with updates on my progress. Thanks for reading!
Oh, this was originally posted by me on Medium (https://medium.com/p/f83dc89a714a), but I thought I'd share it here too.
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