Hi!
Iāve never been into coding. 10 years ago I tried it the first time with a book about C++. I ended up on chapter one and felt too stupid to learn it. A couple of years later I had a job in which I had to learn a bit HTML and CSS. I picked up the things I needed to do my work. I was also interested in JS but still felt too stupid to understand it. Two things had change my mind:
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Iām currently working in a special department with some difficult processes. To make the life for me and my colleagues easier, I created an app with my basic knowledge in HTML, CSS and JS with the Electron Framework. It was quite a challenge to create it but my colleagues really appreciate it.
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I read about a mathematician who was to stupid for math. His secret was: He hammered the knowledge into his brain. Repeat and repeat and repeat until you understand it. He became a math magician.
I have decided to learn HTML, CSS and JS from start on to actually understand what Iām doing. I stay up one hour earlier to go through the course. I use the app on my way to the work and on the way back. I need to wait for something more then two minutes? I start Grasshopper from Google to play around with JS.
Once Iām dedicated to something I go all the way through it. Iāve never had a problem with self-motivation. But Codeacademy makes it a bit easier to stay motivated.
My goals: I want to make the (working) life for my colleagues easier. I want to master what Iām learning right now. I would like to get in contact with other people to learn as much as possible. And if I can find a new job in this area, that would be the coolest thing.