Official Programming & Development Thread Vol. ASP.NET, C/C#/C++, HTML, Java, Etc.

[HankHill]

luckyluchiano dathbgboy

A lot of that in the Intermediate and Advanced Algorithms is just to help you build memory on JavaScript methods and functions.

They would give hints about how to approach the problem, but sometimes I would solve it in a completely different way.

 

[4318michaeljohnson4318]

Not sure if anyone posted toptal but great resource to stay in the loop on modern frameworks

Edit: their blog specifically

 

[luckyluchiano]

luckyluchiano dathbgboy

A lot of that in the Intermediate and Advanced Algorithms is just to help you build memory on JavaScript methods and functions.

They would give hints about how to approach the problem, but sometimes I would solve it in a completely different way.

lol mane I`m still on the Basic JS section, but towards the end.

When you were working on projects did you catch yourself referring back to the Labs a lot?

I did for the first to main ones, as I knew what I wanted to do just had to look back for syntax purposes.

How much time per week do you or did you put towards FCC?

 

[HankHill]

luckyluchiano The projects? Nah I knew what I wanted to do. If I had something in particular I wasn't sure about, a google search was much quicker than finding what lab exercise covered it.

Can't say I spend too much time on FCC now. More so because I only have the Simon Game left in the Front-end section. Before I would maybe spend an hour or 2 on FCC given available time at work. That could be consistent for a week. But then I can not log on for a month.

 

[dathbgboy]

luckyluchiano dathbgboy

A lot of that in the Intermediate and Advanced Algorithms is just to help you build memory on JavaScript methods and functions.

They would give hints about how to approach the problem, but sometimes I would solve it in a completely different way.

Yea, the suggestions are just to give you a hint, but you can solve it that way or another way.

My issue is that some of the JS stuff doesn't make any sense and the wording is a little tough to gauge when you're new to it. I recently did the tribute page, I just made it quick and simple, now I have to start working on the portfolio page and don't really know where to start.

 

[luckyluchiano]

Yea, the suggestions are just to give you a hint, but you can solve it that way or another way.

My issue is that some of the JS stuff doesn't make any sense and the wording is a little tough to gauge when you're new to it. I recently did the tribute page, I just made it quick and simple, now I have to start working on the portfolio page and don't really know where to start.

Yea the wording on the later labs are super vague but I get now they want you to just solve it opposed to using a specific method like in earlier labs.

I did my tribute and portfolio page, will probably update the portfolio page as I get more advanced though.

 

[elderwatsondiggs]

Free resources tend to be more vague. Some people thrive in an environment like that, some people do better with a little more structure and better explanations. With that said I keep a page of Stack Overflow open on my reference monitor to get me used to finding solutions or getting a better understanding of stuff, or even referencing syntax.

 

[osek206]

Free resources tend to be more vague. Some people thrive in an environment like that, some people do better with a little more structure and better explanations. With that said I keep a page of Stack Overflow open on my reference monitor to get me used to finding solutions or getting a better understanding of stuff, or even referencing syntax.

Don't know why this is but yep, always super vague. Both codeacademy, and FCC have/give strange directions.

 

[QU!K]

Is it hopeless to pursue this field if you don't have a background in computer science or IT?

 

[luckyluchiano]

Free resources tend to be more vague. Some people thrive in an environment like that, some people do better with a little more structure and better explanations. With that said I keep a page of Stack Overflow open on my reference monitor to get me used to finding solutions or getting a better understanding of stuff, or even referencing syntax.

I guess. I understand vague in the sense of the work world or when you get to advance labs, lol but not intro labs.

But even then thats what comes with pre written documentation, readers my comprehend things different.

 

[yeah]

Is it hopeless to pursue this field if you don't have a background in computer science or IT?

Not at all. Look up Mark Cuban's story if you want an example. He's mostly known for just being rich, but he actually learned how to code while working as a bar tender/PC salesman after graduating with a degree in Business.

The only time I'd say someone is hopeless is if they aren't self-motivated, or if they're afraid of numbers/puzzles/abstract concepts. It'll definitely be more challenging if you don't have the background (something as simple as being "the computer guy" amongst friends/fam goes a long way in this regard) but hopeless? Nah.

 

[dathbgboy]

Is it hopeless to pursue this field if you don't have a background in computer science or IT?

Not at all. Look up Mark Cuban's story if you want an example. He's mostly known for just being rich, but he actually learned how to code while working as a bar tender/PC salesman after graduating with a degree in Business.

The only time I'd say someone is hopeless is if they aren't self-motivated, or if they're afraid of numbers/puzzles/abstract concepts. It'll definitely be more challenging if you don't have the background (something as simple as being "the computer guy" amongst friends/fam goes a long way in this regard) but hopeless? Nah.

I have a degree in history and a paralegal cert. I'm literally only like 3yrs into this, it's definitely not hopeless.

 

[dathbgboy]

I went to an event called Start-up Drinks: Pittsburgh and it was a nice event. I hate mingling and things like that but the vibe was dope. Could've gotten some play on a gig but don't know Java, Objective-C/Swift, ASP.Net

Just being there put things into perspective for me though about people out there looking for talent and not just trying to stack resumes. Just gotta get my skills up and build a portfolio, hopefully the next time the next event rolls around I'll be further along and feel more comfortable.

 

[sipy]

Def. sticking around to this thread. 

Going to work towards a career change into Front End Dev. Taught myself a bit a few years ago and had a couple of projects under my belt but just stopped...for some stupid reason or another. 

Thanks for setting this up!

 

[osek206]

I'm back on freecodecamp, after flip flopping it's the easiest situation I can work on at work via the browser situation. The teamtreehouse video thing at work works but I'm afraid of burning the bandwidth.

I'm having a hard time dedicating multiple hours a day on coding. I need to drop PC gaming and console gaming for 6 months to make this happen. Smh..street fighter just dropped, it's pretty difficult.

 

[Coromanti]

I'm back on freecodecamp, after flip flopping it's the easiest situation I can work on at work via the browser situation. The teamtreehouse video thing at work works but I'm afraid of burning the bandwidth.

I'm having a hard time dedicating multiple hours a day on coding. I need to drop PC gaming and console gaming for 6 months to make this happen. Smh..street fighter just dropped, it's pretty difficult.

Have you used Codecademy before? I've never used freecodecamp and I was wondering if you could do a comparison of the two?

 

[QU!K]

Anyone in here a UX designer?

 

[Coromanti]

FINALLY FINISHED JAVASCRIPT!

On to jQuery

 

[dathbgboy]

I'm back on freecodecamp, after flip flopping it's the easiest situation I can work on at work via the browser situation. The teamtreehouse video thing at work works but I'm afraid of burning the bandwidth.


I'm having a hard time dedicating multiple hours a day on coding. I need to drop PC gaming and console gaming for 6 months to make this happen. Smh..street fighter just dropped, it's pretty difficult.

Have you used Codecademy before? I've never used freecodecamp and I was wondering if you could do a comparison of the two?

In terms of learning, FCC is set up like a Dev Bootcamp where you have a map and tasks to complete. Once you complete certain tasks, you get small projects to do.

CodeCademy is more like classes that you can take to acquire your skills but there is not real format to connect it all together as far as projects go.

FCC has a stronger community where as CC doesn't.

FCC is recognized by LinkedIn as far as education goes, CC isn't.

_____________________________________________________________________________________

I justed started working on my business plan to start a website business of sorts. I've also been going through the new JavaScript tasks on FCC so that I can stay fresh before I move on. On the JSON portion right now.

My area has a market for helping small businesses gain and maintain a web presence, and I want to capitalize, but I need to get my skills up and complete some solid projects before I go in and try to talk shop w/ the people.

What kind of projects do you guys do, other than FCC projects? My issue is I tend to shy away from doing random projects like a dice roller, slot machine, mad gib, etc. I want to work on a project that has meaning, but haven't really found any of interest which I feel is hurting my portfolio build.

 

[Coromanti]

 

 

I'm back on freecodecamp, after flip flopping it's the easiest situation I can work on at work via the browser situation. The teamtreehouse video thing at work works but I'm afraid of burning the bandwidth.


I'm having a hard time dedicating multiple hours a day on coding. I need to drop PC gaming and console gaming for 6 months to make this happen. Smh..street fighter just dropped, it's pretty difficult.

Have you used Codecademy before? I've never used freecodecamp and I was wondering if you could do a comparison of the two?

In terms of learning, FCC is set up like a Dev Bootcamp where you have a map and tasks to complete. Once you complete certain tasks, you get small projects to do.

CodeCademy is more like classes that you can take to acquire your skills but there is not real format to connect it all together as far as projects go.

FCC has a stronger community where as CC doesn't.

FCC is recognized by LinkedIn as far as education goes, CC isn't.

_____________________________________________________________________________________

I justed started working on my business plan to start a website business of sorts. I've also been going through the new JavaScript tasks on FCC so that I can stay fresh before I move on. On the JSON portion right now.

My area has a market for helping small businesses gain and maintain a web presence, and I want to capitalize, but I need to get my skills up and complete some solid projects before I go in and try to talk shop w/ the people.

What kind of projects do you guys do, other than FCC projects? My issue is I tend to shy away from doing random projects like a dice roller, slot machine, mad gib, etc. I want to work on a project that has meaning, but haven't really found any of interest which I feel is hurting my portfolio build.

Thanks. I'll be moving onto FCC after I finish my courses on Codecademy.

I currently have no projects but I want to take my skills and service the Caribbean, Latin, and African communities. Business, NGOs, and even Governments down there have garbage websites and I think there is a market there.

 

[blaz3n]

Here's my dilemma.

Going into college, I was very interested in majoring in Computer Science.. completed the introductory courses, liked it, but the passion began to fizzle out. I later ended up switching majors and graduating with a different degree. Presently, the interest has came back and I'm very interested in learning the necessary languages to land a programming job for a tech company or just build programs. Currently, I'm an accountant, so the hours are long and I just can't find the time after work (among other responsibilities) to devote to learning. Most of my learning is done on the weekends, but I just feel that 2 days a week is very limiting... I'm turning 26 this year. I'm really trying to make moves and get this going as one of my goals for 2016, or Plan B, which would be grad school for Business.

Any advice anyone can offer?
Has anyone in here managed to work 50+ hours a week, and learn/master programming languages?
Is Java, still the language most people recommend learning/understanding first before learning others?

Any other resources, and tips you can offer is very much appreciated.

 

[Barbados Slim]

^^ Learning to code is gonna take some time man. Some methods of learning might be better than others, but that depends on the person. For me lectures and samples helps me learn better than reading books, but it takes longer. Either way you're gonna have to put some time in to understand programming well. If a few hours on the weekends is to limiting for you, try doing some simple coding exercises during the week that focuses on the concepts that you learned on the weekend.

 

[dathbgboy]

 

 

I'm back on freecodecamp, after flip flopping it's the easiest situation I can work on at work via the browser situation. The teamtreehouse video thing at work works but I'm afraid of burning the bandwidth.



I'm having a hard time dedicating multiple hours a day on coding. I need to drop PC gaming and console gaming for 6 months to make this happen. Smh..street fighter just dropped, it's pretty difficult.

Have you used Codecademy before? I've never used freecodecamp and I was wondering if you could do a comparison of the two?

In terms of learning, FCC is set up like a Dev Bootcamp where you have a map and tasks to complete. Once you complete certain tasks, you get small projects to do.


CodeCademy is more like classes that you can take to acquire your skills but there is not real format to connect it all together as far as projects go.


FCC has a stronger community where as CC doesn't.


FCC is recognized by LinkedIn as far as education goes, CC isn't.


_____________________________________________________________________________________


I justed started working on my business plan to start a website business of sorts. I've also been going through the new JavaScript tasks on FCC so that I can stay fresh before I move on. On the JSON portion right now.


My area has a market for helping small businesses gain and maintain a web presence, and I want to capitalize, but I need to get my skills up and complete some solid projects before I go in and try to talk shop w/ the people.


What kind of projects do you guys do, other than FCC projects? My issue is I tend to shy away from doing random projects like a dice roller, slot machine, mad gib, etc. I want to work on a project that has meaning, but haven't really found any of interest which I feel is hurting my portfolio build.

Thanks. I'll be moving onto FCC after I finish my courses on Codecademy.

I currently have no projects but I want to take my skills and service the Caribbean, Latin, and African communities. Business, NGOs, and even Governments down there have garbage websites and I think there is a market there.

I was thinking about that w/ P.R.

 

[Coromanti]

 

 

 

 

I'm back on freecodecamp, after flip flopping it's the easiest situation I can work on at work via the browser situation. The teamtreehouse video thing at work works but I'm afraid of burning the bandwidth.



I'm having a hard time dedicating multiple hours a day on coding. I need to drop PC gaming and console gaming for 6 months to make this happen. Smh..street fighter just dropped, it's pretty difficult.

Have you used Codecademy before? I've never used freecodecamp and I was wondering if you could do a comparison of the two?

In terms of learning, FCC is set up like a Dev Bootcamp where you have a map and tasks to complete. Once you complete certain tasks, you get small projects to do.


CodeCademy is more like classes that you can take to acquire your skills but there is not real format to connect it all together as far as projects go.


FCC has a stronger community where as CC doesn't.


FCC is recognized by LinkedIn as far as education goes, CC isn't.


_____________________________________________________________________________________


I justed started working on my business plan to start a website business of sorts. I've also been going through the new JavaScript tasks on FCC so that I can stay fresh before I move on. On the JSON portion right now.


My area has a market for helping small businesses gain and maintain a web presence, and I want to capitalize, but I need to get my skills up and complete some solid projects before I go in and try to talk shop w/ the people.


What kind of projects do you guys do, other than FCC projects? My issue is I tend to shy away from doing random projects like a dice roller, slot machine, mad gib, etc. I want to work on a project that has meaning, but haven't really found any of interest which I feel is hurting my portfolio build.

Thanks. I'll be moving onto FCC after I finish my courses on Codecademy.

I currently have no projects but I want to take my skills and service the Caribbean, Latin, and African communities. Business, NGOs, and even Governments down there have garbage websites and I think there is a market there.

I was thinking about that w/ P.R.

Exactly. Serve your community. 

 

[shimmyhendrix]

Used a Udemy course to learn the fundamentals of AngularJS.  I cant believe I'm just now learning this smh.  Makes developing SPAs(Single Page Applications) so easy