so you want to start coding but you feel as though every time you start coding or
learning how to code you quickly find yourself losing motivation if this sounds familiar you are
not alone as someone who has been there there are different ways to really not only figure out how
to start coding but most importantly how to keep up with it today i'm going to be sharing with
you how to start coding in 2022 but also more importantly is how to keep up with it before we
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one of the most common questions i get asked is i want to start coding but a i don't know where
to start and b how do i keep up with it a lot of times we start something new we are really excited
only to have that model that initial motivation be lost as time goes on this is totally normal i
want to start by saying that that when you are learning something new you are so excited at
first and over time that initial excitement can wear off it doesn't mean that the passion for it
isn't still there it means you are human and we just need to figure out ways to continue with it
getting through the hard parts my first tip for you is to set a goal why are you learning to code
is it for a career switch is it to get your first job is it because you want to start your own
company really have an understanding of why you want to learn to code this is so important because
it really will impact what programming language you learn first for example if you have a goal
of making this incredible app that you want to start a business with and you have to really
step back and think okay i want to make an application maybe i should learn swift or
ios development if you are someone who is looking for a job or a career switch the first thing you
should do is go online and see in your area job postings and what languages are they requiring
granted you don't need to know all the languages or all the technologies often times that are on a
job posting but very quickly you will see a trend as to what programming languages or frameworks are
more in demand than others step number two is once you have figured out what programming language
you want to learn first and you have figured out your i guess step number one was two steps to it
step a and step b figure out your goals for coding and then also to pick a programming language
the next step is you need to dive right in essentially my biggest piece of advice if
you are starting with a programming language is to read the documentation i know this sounds boring
and oftentimes more than not for me anyways i never read the documentation when i first started
and it kicked me in the butt later on but i can't stress enough start by reading the documentation
for example if you are learning python they have some great documentation they also have some great
suggestions on tutorials you can start with same with for example react i know they have different
tutorials on their website different kind of how-to's but it just gives you a really great
full understanding of what the language entails it's definitely not the most exciting thing to
have to start with reading documentation but it is the most important once you've read the
documentation move on to starting a tutorial there this is i would say where a lot of people
get really excited because you're actually starting to code which is pretty exciting
but i also think this is the tutorial cycle is where a lot of people end up falling off maybe you
get stuck on the tutorial there seems to be no one to help you it can be very confusing and strange
area to learn in when you are learning from home through a tutorial but you don't really have any
support my biggest piece of advice is find a platform that you are learning on or a course
that offers support so for myself what i did was i would take different udemy courses
there is an instructor max maximilian i forget his last name but i'll put it up here who teaches
incredible courses and what i love about it too is he actually responds to questions so
if i get stuck somewhere on his tutorial i would ask a question and with 24 hours he would have
a response if he didn't have a response someone from the community would have a response for me so
i think it's so important too that although there are tons of great free tutorials online
ensure that you are doing one that has support around it and then of course once you've built
a tutorial start branching out and building your own projects don't try and build the next
facebook as your first project although it can be easy to or tempting to want to do but start
small and when you think of something small go even smaller because it's always bigger than you
think it's going to be when it comes to projects and that kind of brings me to how to keep up with
coding how do you you know you're learning you're growing but oftentimes maybe you just get in the
slump where you don't want to continue or you feel like i'm never going to get it it's never
going to click and my biggest piece of advice for you on this one is when you are feeling that way
step away from the computer contrary to popular belief you know you think this is when i should
be forcing myself to learn how to code no if you're not feeling it walk away i think that
applies to pretty much even in so many areas of our life it means that we are feeling tired and
burnt out and we need a break always listen to your body and just be kind to yourself because
it doesn't mean just because you're stepping back doesn't mean you're not going to
pursue coding or continue to learn no it just means that you're being human and you need a break
for myself really another tip that helped me keep up with learning how to code is to have a plan so
a plan from literal i'm going to start by learning html and css to i'm going to learn javascript
react then node express backend whatever it may be but when i had a plan and a timeline
to go along with that plan it really helped me accountable another piece of advice that really
helped me when i was learning to code is to have a tutor and although this isn't necessarily a
free resource so i understand maybe not everyone can go about it this way but if you are able to
hire even a computer science student or a recent grad or someone in the industry
to sit down with you once a week and go through a project that you are building it will do so
it's so valuable it will hold you accountable you can come with specific questions and you
will grow really fast or faster that's how i found anyways and i literally just googled different uh
computer science uh tutors in my area hired one for you know it was very affordable
and we met in a coffee shop once a week and honestly this really transformed my learning
and made me be accountable however if the tutor is out of a question i would say even just by having
a friend or family member that can hold you accountable even if they aren't in tech
can go a really long way by just talking to someone about where you are at in your learnings
the most important thing though is to remember to be kind to yourself i think a lot of us put
this crazy pressure on ourselves to have it all figured out when we are learning how to code
it can be very overwhelming there seems to be so much to learn once you accept that you will never
learn it all and that's okay even to get a job they don't expect you to know it all it really
takes off that unnecessary pressure thank you all for watching this video i'm so curious to
know where are you at in your coding journey are you just starting are you further along
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