Today I tried to wrap my head around the concept of 'closure'. The lecturer said, the students argue that closure must be the most complicated concept to understand. It is frankly quite comforting to know that probably this will be the most difficult part to grasp when it comes to JavaScript.
Things went impressively well up to this point, in the overall process, yet the only sad part is, I tend to forget the tiny details that were taught earlier, and the lecturer said "When you understand all the aforementioned concepts, then it must be fairly easy to get the concept of closure.", then the lecturer added, at the end of the lecture, "When you know how things really work, then you'll be a confident developer", and that's exactly what I want to be! That's why I'll go back when necessary, and at the end of the course I'll make sure that I got the best out of this wonderful course. And when I can demonstrate that I internalized and can implement the concepts, then I am supposed to find an entry-level job, right?
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I have always wondered myself. What does it take to get an entry level job?
And there is no definitive answer that I have ever received.
One gets to see videos with titles like ;learn javaScript in 3 hours. or 1 month.
I saw a title here also to the same effect.
This guy :dev.to/codingjourneyfromunemployme...
And I query. How true is that?
I have been learning HTML and CSS and JS since 2021 and yet still, I find myself digging in deeper and deeper. When I think I am already there I find myself finding myself lacking somewhere some how. Which brings to good question :When am _ ready_When Am I qualified for an entry level Job?
What title would an entry level job hold?
I hope you've not fallen into the tutorial hell.
Going by what you say, you already have a year experience. So it's safe to say you are an entry level developer. What does it take to get an entry level job? The answer is it depends. MOst times, not even on you but your environment.
if you stay in the us where jobs are abundant and there's shortage of devs, probably 6 months of starting...same can't be said for others in other countries.
if you find yourself lacking as I did in the past, it's likely because you haven't work on real life project that people are using and you seeing firsthand how the webapps you build is solving peoples problem or making things easier...
if that's true, please find a place to intern or volunteer your skills.
yeah I think I might have fallen into tutorial hell and sometimes when I think I know enough I then discover that there is more than more. And then sometimes I learn more and forget some. So it is like an un-merry-go round.
I think you just got caught in a spiral, you have to tap out.
I checked your profile from your comment on a post of mine.
In that piece, you will see that I started working on projects about 3 months after resuming back to software development, this is because I understand, albeit, painfully, that if you don't see evidence of your impact, it's easy to get demotivated.
Confidence only comes from evidence. You can't fake it.
I'd suggest finding real life situations where you can apply your skills, even for free...I bet it's going to keep you going. and confident in your skill as a webdeveloper.
Thank you I will do. I have only done little projects by myself and fear is a big factor in my part. In that I am afraid that I may come short with my knowledge during the project with others or for others and get stuck.
Its the fear and the passion that drives me and the ambition but the fear leads.
You'd have to resolve on the fact that there's no end to learning particularly in software...thing change...so everyone is a learner...I suggest you watch more videos of so called experts on a coding live session....it will expose you to some truth about life....
honestly, I suggest you volunteer on a time bound project.
if you agree, I'd love to check in from time to time if that helps
A Time bound project sounds scary but which one?
Which videos of live sessions would you suggest.
There is no end to learning but when you have a foundation and can get things done, when new ones come all you do is jus add. That’s my thought. I wanna get to that platform of decent comprehension. To be able to manouvere around.
BTW thank you.
A timebound shouldn't sound scary.
Instead, it's goal is to ensure you are not wasting time perfecting the details and rather focusing on what matters the most — only a deadline can give you that clarity.
You'd have to search youtube for that, see netninja and webdev simplified also.
I get you on the last point, but what I'm saying is you already have the foundation and it can only by cemented by real world projects ( because it includes time, urgency, managing client's expectations, and the concept of having to do more with less)