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I work as an email marketer for a really cool company and I'm taking online coding classes to matriculate into front end development.

Currently learning JavaScript and it's weird af.

Doing things that look like basic math/logic and I'm not even sure what application that has in front end web development but hopefully things will piece together in my mind.

So far finished HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, and jQuery.

Haven't done anything with jQuery though and since it's a javascript library I haven't found any cool application for it other than making buttons wiggle and stuff.
 
I'm a full stack JS developer by day (sherdog poster by day/night). JavaScript has evolved a ton and can now be used with frameworks to write native desktop, mobile and dynamic web application. I'm building a mobile app right now in React Native which compiles for both iOS and Android and is written all in JavaScript. Definitely worth learning as a skill, especially right now JS is definitely one of the most, if not the most employable languages in the market.
 
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I'm a full stack JS developer by day (sherdog poster by day/night). JavaScript has evolved a ton and can now be used with frameworks to write native desktop, mobile and dynamic web application. I'm building a mobile app right now in React Native which compiles for both iOS and Android and is written all in JavaScript. Definitely worth learning as a skill, especially right now JS is definitely one of the most, if not the most employable languages in the market.
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Do you have a computer science background?

My worry is that I can't progress far in this field (front end development) with an average IQ (slightly above average at best).
 
Are you the asshole that keeps hacking Target?



Not a cop btw..
 
I'm not a coder, but still

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I'm an IT guy and have always sucked at coding ffs.
 
TheLastEmperorReurns said:
Do you have a computer science background?

My worry is that I can't progress far in this field (front end development) with an average IQ (slightly above average at best).
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If you can understand the code then I don't see why not. If you can handle loops, and classes, ect. Just put the effort in. Read books and practice a lot. Eventually youll get fast. Why wouldn't a company want a fast experienced programmer? I guess it depends on what you mean by progress. At some point your IQ comes into play, but if you're a hard worker I don't see why you couldn't make good money.

Helps a lot if you can get a job and work with professionals. You'll get much better, much faster.

JavaScript is a weird language. I would recommend not learning it first. It gives you too much freedom, and is harder to debug. Id use c# and visual studio. But Javascript is something I plan on really digging into soon. I do have experience in it, but i suck at it. I'm currently balls deep in C#. After Javascipt and JQuery I plan on going absurdly deep into SQL. I like learning from books, but pluralsight is good too.

I will feel much more comfortable with my life once I'm at a purple belt level in c#, JavaScript, and sql. Now I'm like a blue belt in C#, and a high white in SQL and JavaScript. At some point I need to learn xml to a higher level as well.
 
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Just curious, what website have you been using? I learned HTML and CSS fine on my own. When I tried learning back end languages on my own, I struggled. Because of this, I think I will devote myself to learning design. At least for now.
 
applesbananas said:
Just curious, what website have you been using? I learned HTML and CSS fine on my own. When I tried learning back end languages on my own, I struggled. Because of this, I think I will devote myself to learning design. At least for now.
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Stack overflow answers all random questions. Just type a random coding question into google and stackoverflow usually pops up. W3 schools is a good reference. Youtube has many videos. I was watching Lynda videos on YouTube today on JavaScript.

Other than that I read books. Lots of reading and practicing.

I would recommend trying to learn an actual language. C#, C++, Java ect. Or if you're into design you could look in UX instead. Where I work every programming team works with a UX designer. I'm not sure how in demand it is. It could be very in demand I have no idea. But they focus more on appearance and experience and don't actually code.
 
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applesbananas said:
Just curious, what website have you been using? I learned HTML and CSS fine on my own. When I tried learning back end languages on my own, I struggled. Because of this, I think I will devote myself to learning design. At least for now.
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freecodecamp.org

It's fucking fantastic.

It's free and it's actually practice/assignment-oriented instead of just something you read and try to absorb.

It gives you a snippet to read/learn and then immediately gives you an assignment/challenge to pass.

If that suits your learning style it's like a goldmine.

Learned how to make fully responsive websites within a month.
 
Thunderflash500 said:
Stack overflow answers all random questions. Just type a random coding question into google and stackoverflow usually pops up. W3 schools is a good reference. Youtube has many videos. I was watching Lynda videos on YouTube today on JavaScript.

Other than that I read books. Lots of reading and practicing.

I would recommend trying to learn an actual language. C#, C++, Java ect. Or if you're into design you could look in UX instead. Where I work every programming team works with a UX designer. I'm not sure how in demand it is. It could be very in demand I have no idea. But they focus more on appearance and experience and don't actually code.
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Yes, I'm currently in the military but I get out next year. I plan on going to school for Graphic Design and then possibly a UX bootcamp after.
 
TheLastEmperorReurns said:
I work as an email marketer for a really cool company and I'm taking online coding classes to matriculate into front end development.

Currently learning JavaScript and it's weird af.

Doing things that look like basic math/logic and I'm not even sure what application that has in front end web development but hopefully things will piece together in my mind.

So far finished HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, and jQuery.

Haven't done anything with jQuery though and since it's a javascript library I haven't found any cool application for it other than making buttons wiggle and stuff.
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I learned all this crap in college and don't remember 1 second of it.
 
Been programming since I was a small kid. Started with a TI-99/4A and a programming book. First real programming job was in C for an online game in the mid 90s. I ended up going down a different path for a profession, but I still dabble for enjoyment.
 
My friend back in the day used his coding knowledge to create his own database of every Magic the Gathering card ever made and had all sorts of things in there where it would show how to counter certain decks and all sorts of weird crap. This was 20 years ago. Im sure he is probably a millionaire by now.
 
TheLastEmperorReurns said:
Do you have a computer science background?

My worry is that I can't progress far in this field (front end development) with an average IQ (slightly above average at best).
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Nope I am completely self taught and managed to get my foot in the door professionally years ago. I'm one of the senior developers on my team at work, my advice is just bust your ass and do lots of hands on coding and you'll get atleast a solid foundation.
 
How hard is it to learn to code or make apps?

I remember reading some kid was able to teach himself to code, but the kid is freaking smart.
 
I started coding when I was like 8 years old... entering machine language code in a C64. I started learning it for real when I was like 16. I learned BASIC, C, and for some reason, COBOL, on my own. Then I learned Pascal in college. I then dabbled in PERL, Python, and Fortran in grad. school. I did learn a little JS for a friend's project too along the way.

Coding isn't really that hard if you think about what you're doing.
 
rj144 said:
I started coding when I was like 8 years old... entering machine language code in a C64. I started learning it for real when I was like 16. I learned BASIC, C, and for some reason, COBOL, on my own. Then I learned Pascal in college. I then dabbled in PERL, Python, and Fortran in grad. school. I did learn a little JS for a friend's project too along the way.

Coding isn't really that hard if you think about what you're doing.
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So you making six figures with all thst knowledge or is it an oversaturated field and harder to get good paying jobs?
 
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