That can definitely be hard to find. The places I would start are any local communities you might have around you, and posting about what you're learning in places like CodeNewbie or your own blog and asking people for feedback. I've also had a good time during the pandemic with streaming while livecoding something that can be shared, where people will join in the chat and offer up tips and tricks or just kind of hang out and socialize. Another piece of advice you may here and that I of course am biased toward is to contribute to an open source project. PR review is a lot like a masterclass because you are getting feedback from somebody you might not ever directly work with but has a ton of knowledge, and if you contribute to an open source project that you yourself are using, also get the benefits of learning it more deeply and helping keep it sustainable.
Thank you so much Helen for this great keynote speech.
I have a question; what do you think is a good way to receive feedback on my coding skills if I’m learning by myself?
That can definitely be hard to find. The places I would start are any local communities you might have around you, and posting about what you're learning in places like CodeNewbie or your own blog and asking people for feedback. I've also had a good time during the pandemic with streaming while livecoding something that can be shared, where people will join in the chat and offer up tips and tricks or just kind of hang out and socialize. Another piece of advice you may here and that I of course am biased toward is to contribute to an open source project. PR review is a lot like a masterclass because you are getting feedback from somebody you might not ever directly work with but has a ton of knowledge, and if you contribute to an open source project that you yourself are using, also get the benefits of learning it more deeply and helping keep it sustainable.
Thank you Helen for these helpful tips 🙏 ... I'll definitely try to join an open source project.