So every once in a while
Someone asks me if they should learn to cool on their own
So you've been going through the web?
watching a bunch of YouTube videos about people sharing stories
of how they learned to code on their own and you now wondering
Should I learn to code on my own
Well, in today's video. I'm going to try to answer that question for you
So an Autodidact is a person that choose the subject they will study
the studying material, and the rhythm at which they will be studying it.
It's essentially a self-taught person.
I want to learn from my teacher
That's what we're here for to learn
I'm a self-taught front-end developer
back-end developer and designer.
everything that I know about web development and design
I've learned it by reading books
watching online tutorials,
reading blogs, and doing a lot of exercise from books,
online videos, tutorials and so on.
I know it can be very challenging to make the big decision of learning to code.
The fact that I've been able to do it on my own and many others like me prove that this is possible
But I had to learn the hard way
So now that we are clear that it is possible to do it.
Here are some of the PROS
You can do it online!
bring it on!
the biggest advantage of being an autodidact is that you can set your pace
Pace yourself lad!
So if you wanna move forward because you already understand a subject
It gives you the ability some time to learn faster than most people
On my own, I fear I may not do as well
You can do it! You can do it!
You also get ability to decide what you want to learn
When the curriculum is done for you in advance
You didn't get to have a say into what you needed to learn or not
It also gives you the ability to make the learning process more creative
Creative?
Yes indeed
You can actually decide to skip subjects that you might not be interested to learn at all
I HATE CYCLING AND YOU KNOW I DO!
Now that I've listed some of the biggest pros
I'm going to list some of the biggest cons
Anyone else see the flaws in this plan?
The only flaws in an otherwise perfect plan
because you are picking and choosing what subject you want to learn
Your learning material can have a lot of flaws.
There's a flaw here Geeves
So often time you might not end up learning
Some pre-requisite or might not even build a strong fundamental because you've been going online choosing materials on your own
There is one more thing
you might end up not learning the fundamentals in a correct order
because you decided to skip, because you have the ability to
Jump ahead of the curve and learn different subjects at a time
Your fundamentals might not be as strong as you desire.
You broke the rules!
I broke the rules because I believed I was right
Maybe was written by someone in a blog post that might not have as much expertise as they might claim they do
"Oh Yea.. I'm a Con Man!"
And they might recommend you to learn fundamental that might be
completely unnecessary for you to learn but I think one of the biggest culture is that if you're not organized and
Have the ability to define a learning path that is clear and and straightforward
It might become very challenging for you to learn at all and that might lead to the feeling of feeling lost and discouraged
Another cons. Is that your ability to find materials depends on your ability to Google
Some people are not good at Googling.
What do I search?
What am I looking for?
Where did you start your search?
I can't find anyting
Don't!
You didn't really type...
Where is it?
I don't know!
Are you looking for secrets?
Have any idea what you're looking for?
I was looking for an answer.
Google it. Oh, well, I found it
I've been looking for this for like a month.
I get people ask me all the time obvious question
That are just one click away on Google. So if you are that type of person
Learning on your own might not be the best decision
because not able to find resources and information on your own
I need to do this on my own!
I think that it really depends on what type of individual you are. How do you like learning?
You really shouldn't fall asleep in class
And if you're actually good at learning on your own
So my conclusion is that is definitely doable but is not for everyone.
Some people get very discouraged
Some people might find that it's challenging
And some people might have a lot of insecurities that may not allow them to have the confidence
To actually pick the material that they need to learn on their own
So before you get into it
and you decide to go ahead and learn how to learn to code on your own make sure that
You are comfortable with some of the pros that I just listed today and some of the cons that will come with it
Thank you guys for watching. Don't forget to leave a comment below if you have any question for me, and I see you guys
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Hey guys, my name is Richardson Dackam
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