First of all, I just want to say hello to everyone. This is my first post here, my "Hello, world!" on this community.
Let me introduce myself quickly. I am a 26 years old guy who decided a few months ago to quit his job and walk the path of programming that everybody is scared of. I am working to become a web developper sometimes. I am not rushing and I am not scared, I made a passion out of it and an obsession to make it right. Am I a perfectionist? Well, read the line before the question, pretty explanatory, right?
I know that web development is not easy. There are courses, famous ones, that insist the basics are easy to grasp: html, css, js. They are not. They are not piece of cake. Are they impossible then? No, they are not. Why did I chose to remind this? Because if you think stuff is easy, then you end up scratching the surface and ignoring the fundamentals. The frustration will eventually come up and maybe you will want to quit. Don't! Think why you started in the first place. There are lots of concepts to comprehend. Take it one by one, but be patient and no matter what you do, keep going. You will make it somehow.
Now, why am I so sure I will not quit at some point? Because I want to prove myself something, to stay strong no matter what challenges I face. I won't quit because I know it's worth it, it makes me courageous. Take this challenge of learning web development as any other incoming challenge from your life. Everything you build takes time, don't rush it, be patient. Don't quit if you are tired, come back tomorrow. Don't quit if you are bored, take a break, and come back when you can. Don't quit if you don't have much time to learn, just keep going even if you spend 10 minutes a day coding. A line of code is pushing you forward and doesn't let you go. Don't quit if it takes you too long, just wait one more day and another one adn so on. Don't quit when you think you can't make it. You can, just keep going. No matter what happens don't quit.
I know there is something good waiting there for us, aspiring developpers. I know we can do it together.
By the way, I know it is a messy post, looks like it is not going anywhere. Maybe it makes more sense if I write like this:
if (hard) {
console.log('Keep going');
} else if (evenHarder) {
console.log('Keep going');
} else {
console.log('Still keep going');
}
:)
Feel free to to say what you have in mind! I will share my progress with you, maybe I will inspire you or even myself! Take care and keep coding! :)
Top comments (2)
You say itβs messy. Yep, but so is learning to code! Keep going, and seriously, turn this into a series so we can follow your journey.
Thank you so much for replying! I promise I will update regularly!