My Coding Journey

EXPECTATION

VERSUS

REALITY

WHY CODING

I have always been fascinated with coding and I only read reviews that affirmed my belief that coding is fun and empowering and IT was fun until JAVA Script showed up.My brain went AWOL;I had a total shut down.One day, after hours of no progress,I took a deep breath, closed my laptop and said, "Well, that was a waste of time and effort".

GETTING OVER THE SLUMP

For weeks I could not bear to even look at my laptop until I looked at a few (more than a few) programming memes.I realised I was not the only person to ever feel dejected when learning to code.Failure can be greatly attributed to a failed mindset than circumstances. I had to attack the problem from a different angle.

THE ROADMAP

Step 1: Do not throw your laptop out of the window (probably the most important of all).
Step 2:Find a highly recommended resource and stick with it(I recommend SheCodes but I am biased).
Step 3:Iterate, Iterate, Iterate. Practice what you learn until it is in your very DNA.
Step 4:Be part of a community. You cannot do it alone (there is no such thing as self taught).

THE FUTURE

I will show up everyday, whether I feel like it or not. There will be sacrifices to be made and I will make them. I might cry and that is ok but giving up is not.I am nowhere near where I want to be but each line of code I write brings me closer to my goal