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marie ng

Hey Kim,

I was between jobs at the time. I'd just failed at up a previous startup (I was the founder but it was not a tech-based startup) and was trying to decide what to do next. I'd always wanted to learn how to code, and had tried once before with books, but didn't get far. That's why I tried video learning this time.

When you say learning path I'm guessing you mean the order in which I learnt? If so, I did html, css, vanilla JS, React, then node.js/express. Also learned things like flexbox, styled components, boostrap and git.

What also helped was that Llama started as a basic todo list then I iterated on it from there. eg I first coded it in vanilla JS, then refactored it using React. That meant I was very familiar with the project I was working on, which helped a great deal.
Good luck!
Marie

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Kimono90

Really cool. Thanks for sharing! I myself am a year in (started learning C# January 2020 and picked up some Js/Ts + React on the job. I'm fortunate to have gotten the opportunity to start as a Jr dev with almost no experience or skills at all. I do have to admit it's tough finding time to learn the theory properly (next to working). I hope I will be able to find a good balance in that this year :).

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marie ng

Thanks for the reply and best of luck to you. That's fantastic you were able to get a job as a Jr dev! Congrats!