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I like your goals Ron. I am currently a computer science student at a University and for me I really dont know what i want to do with my programming skills. So for me at this time i am looking just to build up my tool box as much as i can.
Your goals sound very realistic!
Hello Ron, I love that you see success as enjoyment while learning. It really is essential that we love what we are doing. I also have a one year deadline to gain proficiency in my goals. I wish you all the best in this journey.
Hey loved the 3rd one. Definitely same with me. I'm already a CS student but just dont know where to start or where to go with the skills that I have.
Hi Tina! Have you considered using flashcards to study the terms that confuse you? How will you measure retention?
Tina, I agree there are so many different terms used in programming that can make one bounce their head off of walls. What are you going to school for?
Nothing as of yet. I currently teach Computer Science and I am looking to better my skills. I am considering a masters in Computer Science at the University of West Florida. We will see...
What are your coding goals? I would like to confidently know HTML,CSS and hopefully the basics of Javascript. I want to create a few projects with the languages to make sure I am understanding the language being taught. Change my career path.
What does successful learning look like to you?Success to me is having fun with the learning process and get over hurdles i would once have trouble with before.
How do you plan to measure your success?I measure my success by my consistency. If i'm able to squeeze in some time in everyday to code, my skills can only continue to grow.
Do you have any particular timeline/deadline for learning to code? I want to have started a project by middle of the year, get a portfolio started with what I know eventually use it to gain a new career.
I'm measuring success the same way. Balancing all my work/life comittments can be tough so I'm comitted to keeping a consistent coding habit built into that routine!
Commitment to consistency is what I hope to build this time. Too many failed attempts but I'll succeed this time. 🤞
You got this! Consistency is key!
Thank you.
I agree with you both...
My calendar is ALWAYS packed, so I am probably nuts for taking on one more thing :-)
That is exactly how I feel lol. Trying to schedule the proper amount of time is TOUGH
1) I want to be able to fully understand and retain advanced Html and Css concepts and possibly basic JS concepts in the next 6 months
2) Successful learning to me is being able to understand concepts and teach to others
3) Personally, if I don’t feel overwhelmed on a blank editor and being able to bring my ideas to well written lines of code. It’s a massive win for me.
4) No serious deadlines, but I’m looking forward to having a portfolio with top notch projects and possibly land a remote job before the year runs out.
Same here too... especially being able to build something entirely without looping through tutorials.
Are you on twitter? I'll love to connect.
Uhm, no for now buh we could connect on linkedin if you there
linkedin.com/in/kingsley-odibendi-...
I am but I've not used it in a while.
Okay...i don’t often use it tho
What to do as the two aren’t convenient for us both?
I'll revisit my LinkedIn and connect and maybe we'll continue on here for now.
Alright no problems
What are your coding goals?
My coding goals are as follows: to understand the concepts of programming; and to tinker recreating some some simple and complex websites.
What does successful learning look like to you?
Successful learning to me is being able to teach the topic to other people.
How do you plan to measure your success?
I plan to measure my success by being able to figure out solutions to problems with minimal loop into tutorials.
Do you have any particular timeline/deadline for learning to code?
Yes. I wish to learn the basic tools of building a website in 4 months.
I know my timeline might be to short but I am prepared to work twice as much to achieve it.
great goals
I'm also considering a potential career shift. I've been enjoying what I've learned in coding so far and would love to find more flexible work opportunities in the future.
I can appreciate that, Ryan. I'm hoping to eventually obtaining a decent remote work position in web development.
I am also trying to switch careers into a programming role! Good luck to you on your journey.
Why are you learning to code?I want to start learning to code because i want to be better in it and become a successful SDE.
What’s your goal?
What’s a tangible learn-to-code goal you hope to reach in 6 months? learn development build projects and open source them in github and enhance my profile. 12 months?contribute to open source project in large scale organisation.
What does successful learning look like to you? Is it about building a bunch of projects, having a deeper understanding of a particular technology, passing a certification, something else? Visualize and write down what success looks like to you. end of the day it's all about satisfation in the work you do and living a balanced developer life.
How will you measure that success? Is it about the amount of time spent, badges collected, courses completed? Are there tools you can use to track your learning so that you can measure your progress and document your success? by the dark green squares in github profile and the grown knowledge in software development industry .
Do you have a timeline, or any deadlines, associated with your learning goals? Do you need to pass an exam by a certain day? Do you need to start applying for jobs by a certain time? Do want to finish a project on a particular date? Jot down any due dates or important time-related criteria. i will try to develop all the required skills within span of 1 to 1.5 years of time.
Hi Cyn, it sounds like you have a great foundation. You got this!!!
1) What are your coding goals? My coding goals is to create a successful python and flutter blog using react framework. I also want to publish Android app to google playstore
2) What successful learning look like to you? For me successful learning is when I am able to teach others what I have learned also to implement it
3)How do you plan to measure your success?I plan to measure my success with how much projects I have implemented and deployed and also if I get a job
4)Do you have any particular timeline for learning to code? My timeline is this whole year of 2022
Why are you learning to code? I want to learn to code because I've always wanted to learn.
What’s your goal? Ultimately I want to be able to create my own mobile app and/or website.
What’s a tangible learn-to-code goal you hope to reach in 6 months? My goal is to be able to create a website on the front end and back end.
What does successful learning look like to you? I would love to learn how to create a website on the backend and front end. If I can do this successfully then I'll feel confident in my skills to code.
How will you measure that success? I'm dedicating 1 hour a day to coding. If I can complete my 60 minutes and walk away with a better understanding and being able to apply what I learned, that's a win.
Do you have a timeline, or any deadlines, associated with your learning goals? I wanted to be able to code my own website in 6 months.
Why are you learning to code?I want to start learning to code because want to change careers.
What’s your goal? What’s a tangible learn-to-code goal you hope to reach in 6 months? I want to have a solid grasp. 12 months? I want to have a job.
What does successful learning look like to you? Is it about building a bunch of projects, having a deeper understanding of a particular technology, passing a certification, something else? Visualize and write down what success looks like to you. Grasping and understanding the concepts. Being able to create with what I know.
How will you measure that success? Is it about the amount of time spent, badges collected, courses completed? Are there tools you can use to track your learning so that you can measure your progress and document your success? I will measure success on projects completed. Each with added difficulty.
Do you have a timeline, or any deadlines, associated with your learning goals? Do you need to pass an exam by a certain day? Do you need to start applying for jobs by a certain time? Do want to finish a project on a particular date? Jot down any due dates or important time-related criteria. I would love to work somewhere by the end of the year.
I'm one day late but here i am:
1-Why are you learning to code?
Because i want to make games! it may sound childish but i've always wanted to that. Anyway, my plan B is to be a frontend developer, and i also want to be experienced in backend. oh, and i really like cybersecurity. there are a lot of things that i want to learn but i'm focusing on these three fields (game developer, web developer and cybercurity).
2-What's your goal?
I would really love to work for a company that makes games (Bethesda, Capcom, CD project red, etc). I also want to be a professional in making web pages and cybersecurity. I'm aiming to create my own website as my own resume. make my own indie game and be a completely professional in the cybersecurity world.
3-What does succesful learning look like to you?
doing exciting projects that make me learn new things and understanding how things work! i can only learn doing exercises.
4-How will you measure that progress?
passing the courses i'm going through is a good way to measure my learning, but another good way to measure my progress is completing a "skill tree" that i made for myself, describing the languages and technologies that i want to learn. and the final one can be starting and completing my own projects (the indie game, my resume-website, etc).
5-do you have a timeline or any deadlines?
I dont have any, but i'm sure i will be a frontend developer (i want to develop plan B first to get a job faster xD) by the end of the year, i'll have my resume-website and after that i'll search for a job. at the same time i'll be working on my game developer skills to start creating my first game.
You're not late at all! You have until the end of the week if you want to stay on-schedule and want to be eligible for the raffle at the end of the challenge — or as long as you want if that doesn't matter to you 😊
oh thank you! it's good to know it n.n
Sounds like we've got similar "Why's." Working from home made me not only realize how much I enjoyed working in my own space, but also how much more I could prioritize personal life and relationships when I wasn't commuting 3ish hours every day. I would love to get into a permanent role that allowed me that same flexibility. I certainly don't miss the Covid shutdowns but I miss how much more time I got to spend with my family.
1. What are your coding goals? With zero previous experience, I’m considering a career shift to allow for more flexibility in my work/personal life. I’ve been dipping my feet into coding so my current goal is to keep pushing forward to discover if I continue to enjoy the world of coding as much as I have so far.
2. What does successful learning look like to you? As I still feel so new to coding, I think success for me right now is consistent forward progress. With 3+ hours of commuting, 8 hours of work, 8 hours of sleep, and usually an hour or so of running, it’s very easy to “relax” during my downtime. I’m doing my best to take advantage of every free minute, especially on the weekends!
3. How do you plan to measure your success? Progress on fCC is an easy indicator and participation in challenges like #CNC2022! I also measure success with each new project that I successfully complete. I’m having fun taking on small design challenges to test my knowledge and continue to strengthen these new skills.
4. Do you have any particular timeline/deadline for learning to code? I haven’t set any specific timelines or deadlines for myself except that I’ve got my eye on a Spring 2023 coding boot camp as an option (I work on a college campus and that’s when I could qualify for tuition reimbursement). By the start of summer, I’m hoping I’ll have a good idea of whether I’m ready to commit to coding as a potential career shift and start making more concrete plans for the future.
Mission 1 Complete!:
My coding goals revolve mostly around furthering my career. I'm currently a Technical Project Manager at a development firm. But I want to do more of the coding and less of the PM stuff.
Successful learning and measuring my success both revolve around being able to explain my solutions to my teammates at work.
No timeline! Just want to get back in to feeling comfortable working in code every day, like I was during my bootcamp.
That looks awesome! My friend and I are trying to finish our first 100-miler this summer. I think in the future I'm more interested in finding multi-day events like this though. The adventure aspect really excites me.
Why are you learning to code?
I want to start learning to code because it is a hobby I enjoy. I have dabbled some, but want to really commit to learning more.
What’s your goal?
My goal is to be able to create my own website and app for my future business.
a. 6 months: Feel comfortable with front end design to build out sample websites
b. 12 months: research and build a free standing web shop with login and payment abilities
What does successful learning look like to you?
To me, successful learning is feeling fully comfortable in the language of choice and being able to work through any bugs/issues that come up without be overly frustrated or giving up. I would like to have a portfolio of a variety of projects showing growth and change over time.
How will you measure that success?
I feel like moving forward with a variety of projects and keeping a portfolio will help to demonstrate to myself my growth in coding.
Do you have a timeline, or any deadlines, associated with your learning goals?
There are no firm timelines since I am doing this just for fun, but it would be amazing to have my website built and running by the end of the year.
Hi Alexis, I like your goals and also your attitude going into this. I think you are on the right track with your approach. Good luck, you got this!
my coding goals are to learn more then i already do. successful learning to me is coming out on the other side knowing more than i came in with. I plan on measuring my success through the process of writing code and not having to look up to many things. I dont have a time line because i have learned that no matter how much you learn there is always something new you can learn.
What are you coding goals? I want to start learning code because I have always found it interesting. I always seem to find an excuse why now wasn't a good time to start.
What's your goal? My six month goal is to learn how to make complex websites for both web2 and web3. My twelve month goal is to learn a different language and be able to code a new app or website with it.
What does successful learning look like it you? Successful learning to code to me, is seeing different projects I have completed along the way and how my skills have advanced. Passing and receiving a certificate validating my knowledge is another.
How will you measure that success? For me it will be a balance between coding projects/ time management / courses completed.
Do you have a timeline, or any deadlines, associated with your learning goals? No I do not. I generally enough coding and since I believe learning is a lifelong process I don't have any deadlines / timelines.
I'm a little behind with this. Oops.
What are your coding goals?
What does successful learning look like to you?
How do you plan to measure your success?
Do you have any particular timeline/deadline for learning to code?
Why are you learning to code? I want to start learning to code because I would like to contribute for free open source projects and non-free open source projects while helping the society to do their day to day works easily by making creative, novelty software.
What’s your goal? What’s a tangible learn-to-code goal you hope to reach:
In 6 months? Learn more about mobile applications developments using new technology and apply them to real world problem.
In 12 months? Work as a full stack developer in technical industry and learn furthermore about the hardware developments like Arduino and Raspberry Pi.
What does successful learning look like to you? Successful learning means to me where I have developed the innovative, amazing project which I have never done before with having a deeper better understanding of a technology. And earning a certificate is a sort of feeling to feel that I have succeed in learning new aspects.
How will you measure that success? Well, I would happy when I'm seeing the total of course content completed with no issue/problem with better understanding of each point.
Do you have a timeline, or any deadlines, associated with your learning goals? Well, most of time I work with deadline coz' I don't want to postpone the work/project.
What are your coding goals?
My Goals are:
What does successful learning look like to you?
My ability to understand and remember the topics and lessons thought and applying them.
How do you plan to measure your success?
When I'm able to complete this challenge.
Do you have any particular timeline/deadline for learning to code?
Timeline, Yes!
Deadline, No i don't.
I believe coding is a life long learning process as long as new things are developed daily.
What does successful learning look like to you?
• Improved and deeper understanding of concepts
• Building products [Bringing Ideas into reality]
• Understand concepts about certain technology in a way that’s fun
How do you plan to measure your success?
• By the level of self-confidence, I have, in order to develop projects,
• Being able to produce a significant number of projects from idea to reality
• Raise understanding on technical information
Do you have any particular timeline/deadline for learning to code?
• 6 – 12 months of proficiency
My coding goals are to learn web development, including JavaScript and the React framework to put myself on a new career track. Successful learning looks like repetition of new concepts and having fun along the way. Measurement is difficult for me, but I should be able to perform most basic tasks at the end of this cohort learning spree. I have not established a deadline as I have to wait 2 years before I can make a career change, so that should be sufficient. 😀
**1. What are your coding goals?
**I want to start learning to code because I want to improve the programming skillset to change my career path - now I’m a freelance web developer, but I’m hoping to get hired by company as a frontend developer. I’m also planing to go to a college in Canada for 2 years to study web frontend skill from Sep 2022. It’s not fixed yet because I’m living in abroad and not really sure what is going to be happened in this year because of the pandemic. But my current plan is to learn programing skillset to get a job in the next 2 years.
**2. What does successful learning look like to you?
**My goal is to become a skillful frontend developer to get full time job at the company that I like to work for. I’m planning to start job hunting after I learn basic skills of frontend development (maybe 1-2 years later, after the college finished).
6 months (or plus 1-3 months): Learn basic of JS (I already know about some part of JS, but I feel it’s not good enough to step into the next process, so I will learn more). And also I want to learn a little bit of JS framework (REACT), other web frontend skills, etc.
12 months: Make some services which used JS and APIs, and make my portfolio website with them (Not really sure yet. But I’m planning to make something for job hunting).
**3. How do you plan to measure your success?
**I want to be able to make a web service from scratch with the new skills that I will learn through this challenge. I want to make 1-3 services in next 6 months and share with other people in Codenewbie, Github, etc.
**4. Do you have any particular timeline/deadline for learning to code?
**I’m planning to go to a college from Sep. 2022 so I want to learn at least the basic of frontend skills before the college start.
Why are you learning to code?I want to start learning to code because I want to get a job as front end developer.
How will you measure that success? Is it about the amount of time spent, badges collected, courses completed? Are there tools you can use to track your learning so that you can measure your progress and document your success? Getting a job as a front-end developer_.
Do you have a timeline, or any deadlines, associated with your learning goals? Do you need to pass an exam by a certain day? Do you need to start applying for jobs by a certain time? Do want to finish a project on a particular date? Jot down any due dates or important time-related criteria. ___Before Sept 2022_.
1. What are my coding goals?
My ultimate goal is to create a career which I enjoy, rather than just working a mundane job to get by. In 6 months time, I want to be comfortable using Front End technologies and to have started working on my portfolio website, with a handful of my own projects to showcase. In 12 months time, I want to be actively starting to look for jobs in the field and be regularly contributing to open source projects.
2. What does successful learning look like to me?
Successful learning to me is building knowledge and gradually feeling less overwhelmed, retaining knowledge to progress and build more complex projects, and becoming knowledgeable enough to help others in the community.
3. How do I plan to measure my success?
I will measure my success based on how comfortable I'm feeling with each topic/concept, being able to build more complex projects with ease, and feeling confident enough to help others.
4. Do I have any particular timeline/deadline for learning to code?
I'm not tying myself to a deadline as such, the time span I gave for my goals above is just a rough bench marker.
1. Why are you learning to code?
I want to start learning to code because I want to improve my skills set to find a better/more interesting/better paid job.
2. What’s your goal?
In six months I would like to be able to code at a proficient level in 2 languages and start developing my own projects, even though right now I wouldn’t even know what I want to do or where to start.
3. What does successful learning look like to you?
Successful learning means thoroughly understanding and being able to apply the building concepts of a discipline to a point when new connections can be made (perhaps tapping into other fields) and something new can be created by playing with these concepts. Making mistakes, properly seeing them as such, understanding where the mistake is and figuring out ways to fix it, are fundamental parts of this process.
4. How will you measure that success?
I am not entirely sure how I will measure my success as this challenge develops. Right now I’m measuring it by understanding more than I did two days ago about coding. As a beginner, any newly acquired concept whose meaning I can understand and replicate in a text editor, for instance, is a victory. Yesterday I read about the difference between var, let and const in JavaScript and I swear, last week I would have felt like I was reading something in a foreign language, but yesterday I was able to follow what the text said, even though currently I’ve just covered var in the JavaScript course I’m following. That’s success to me.
5. Do you have a timeline, or any deadlines, associated with your learning goals?
At the moment I’ve got only the deadlines I’ve set for myself.
First: Finishing this challenge and figuring out if I really like this or not.
Second: 6 months from now. If I stick to learning to code, I would like to feel capable of coding in at least two different languages, provided I discover that’s a feasible goal. And by then I would already be applying to jobs related to coding or confidently including those skills in my CV.
What are your coding goals?
I would like to land a job and change my career path.
What does successful learning look like to you?
I will be able to complete a project (whatever that is). I can find useful information online when I don't know or don't understanding what to do on my codes. I can read and understand other people's codes when looking for a solution for my questions. Last but not least, I'm able to make my codes short and concise.
How do you plan to measure your success?
I heard there are some websites providing coding challenges, and I hope I can solve most of them.
Do you have any particular timeline/deadline for learning to code? I think it would be 6-12 months.
What are your coding goals?
My coding goals are to learn full stack engineering. i.e. front-end and back-end
What does successful learning look like to you?
Successful learning to me looks like a code without bugs. No jk! but successful learning is to know what you are doing and what you are capable of doing with it.
How do you plan to measure your success?
I plan on measuring my skills by building projects.
Do you have any particular timeline/deadline for learning to code?
Yes, I'm pretty familiar with some of the technologies so in coming months I want to atleast get a better grasp of things to apply for internships or maybe freelance.
Couple reasons that I am learning code is because I always wanted to learn, I like to create things and this gives me a ability to, and once I'm able to code well enough I can freelance and not have a 9 to 5 job, yes I have ways to pay my bills without making money just from freelancing.
My goal is to learn code well enough to freelance and be able to contribute to open source projects.
Successful learning looks like to me that someone that can go from no knowledge and being able to projects to their standards, does not matter how long that learning takes.
From me I will measure that success and how confident I am in my abilities and well I can talk about things that I learn with other people in the dev community.
I don't have a timeline per say but I have goals in my mind that I want to have certain things learned, but no hard dates.
Why are you learning to code?I want to start learning to code because I eventually want to get a job using my coding skills.
What’s your goal?
What’s a tangible learn-to-code goal you hope to reach in 6 months? In 6 months I hope to have a working knowledge of front end coding languages. 12 months? I would like to add back end coding languages to my arsenal.
What does successful learning look like to you? Is it about building a bunch of projects, having a deeper understanding of a particular technology, passing a certification, something else? Visualize and write down what success looks like to you. Success for me will be having a deep understanding of HTML, CSS, etc. Being able to on my own create programs in coding languages.
How will you measure that success? Is it about the amount of time spent, badges collected, courses completed? Are there tools you can use to track your learning so that you can measure your progress and document your success? When I am able to add my projects to open source areas and start a portfolio,I will feel successful.
Do you have a timeline, or any deadlines, associated with your learning goals? Do you need to pass an exam by a certain day? Do you need to start applying for jobs by a certain time? Do want to finish a project on a particular date? Jot down any due dates or important time-related criteria. I have no deadlines. I am allowing myself as much time as I need to feel confident in my skills.
Mission 1 Code Reflection Exercise
Why am I learning to code?
I'm learning to code because I am looking to change career paths in the next few months. I have almost 6 years experience in CRM, Business Development, Inventory Management, Graphic Design and Procurement.
It has become one note for me and I recently just discovered that I love coding and will love to make a career out of it.
I have taken a few courses and then I found out about the CodeNewbie Cohort 1 Challenge.
What's my goal?
In 6 months, I hope to have gathered enough about HTML and CSS to land me a job.
In 12 months, I hope to be learning & re-learning and doing great work with my skills.
What does successful learning look like to you?
Success for me is consistency and motivation to put in the work. Understanding concepts, learning the languages (HTML, CSS and Javascript), being able to write meaningful code and eventually building my first project.
How will you measure that success?
I will start to keep a portfolio of the courses I am taking, the number of hours I put into learning and the measuring projects from simple to complex.
Do you have a timeline, or any deadlines, associated with your learning goals?
I'd like to have achieved a lot more by this time next year. New job, contibutions, projects etc.
MISSION 1 CODING REFLECTION [exercise]:
Use these reflection questions to inform and design your personal, learn-to-code curriculum. Write your answers in your dedicated notes document.
Q1: Why are you learning to code?
A1: I have always had an interest in computers and how they work, as I have gotten older that curiosity has turned to how the programs and software work.
Now that I am moving from computers as a hobby to a career I want to better understand programming languages on a basic level to make me a better engeneer.
Q2: What’s your goal?
A2: In 6 months I want to be comfortable writing in one popular language like Python, and to be comfortable in BASH scripting.
In 12 months I want to be using my coding skills on a regular basis at work or on a dedicated open source project.
Q3:What does successful learning look like to you? Is it about building a bunch of projects, having a deeper understanding of a particular technology,
passing a certification, something else? Visualize and write down what success looks like to you.
A3:Success in coding to me is getting a job where I can use my skills on a weekly/daily basis.
Q4: How will you measure that success? Is it about the amount of time spent, badges collected, courses completed? Are there tools you can use to track your
learning so that you can measure your progress and document your success?
A4: Daily practice is the basic measure of success but my long term measure of success is being able to demonstrate that skill with a certification.
I will Use GitHub to keep track of my daily coding practice so I can see those green dots build on my Repo
Q5:Do you have a timeline, or any deadlines, associated with your learning goals? Do you need to pass an exam by a certain day?
Do you need to start applying for jobs by a certain time? Do want to finish a project on a particular date?
Jot down any due dates or important time-related criteria.
A5: I don't have any hard deadlines but I need to maintain a consistent growth path! I would like to have a new job before my birthday, so 6 months is my goal to
have a job that I can show off my writing skills and use them to help others in an open source project. I would like to make a meaningful contribution to the GSD
Project in 2022!
What are your coding goals?
My coding goal is to learn and be comfortable in python. And to feel confident in myself that I can do this!
What does successful learning look like to you? Success to me is building and adding to my tool box.
How do you plan to measure your success? By seeing how my confident level increases as I learn and understand python better.
Do you have any particular timeline/deadline for learning to code?
I do not have a deadline but would love to see some type of proficiency in coding within a year or so.
Why are you learning to code?
I want to start learning to code because I enjoy coming up with fresh ideas.
What’s your goal?
My short-term goal is to learn about every imaginable programming application in real life (especially web3). My long-term ambition is to build my own business and transform the way we use technology at work.
What does successful learning look like to you?
Being able to apply what you've learned in the learning process to real-world situations, such as building applications so that others can benefit.
How will you measure that success?
Depends on the number of projects that I completed.
Do you have a timeline, or any deadlines, associated with your learning goals?
This year, I want to start working on web3 applications. I'm hoping to start commercializing one of my projects throughout my academic year. Finally, I want to establish a business before I reach the age of 30.
Week_1 Mission
Why are you learning to code?I want to start learning to code because I want to make my career in the tech industry.
What’s your goal?
What’s a tangible learn-to-code goal you hope to reach in 6 months? I hope to start with the basic/fundamentals of programming and get to the point where I can build an application and build a good portfolio.
12 months? I hope to land a well paying job by the time I reach my 12 months of coding.
What does successful learning look like to you? Is it about building a bunch of projects, having a deeper understanding of a particular technology, passing a certification, something else? Visualize and write down what success looks like to you.
I think successful learning is having the confidence to indulge in projects without doubting oneself much about whether I can make it to the end or not.
How will you measure that success? Is it about the amount of time spent, badges collected, courses completed? Are there tools you can use to track your learning so that you can measure your progress and document your success?
The measurement for that success will be the amount of time spent as well as how well you understood the concept and could create a complete project.
Do you have a timeline, or any deadlines, associated with your learning goals? Do you need to pass an exam by a certain day? Do you need to start applying for jobs by a certain time? Do you want to finish a project on a particular date? Jot down any due dates or important time-related criteria.
Normally, I set my start date and end date to complete my learning. When I take some online courses(like Coursera) its mostly that I try to finish the course within the given deadline.
1.What are your coding goals?
a. Learn front end: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
b. Front End Framework: Bootstrap, jQuery, SASS ,React, Redux
c. Learn how to work with data and API: D3,JSON API and AJAX
d. Learn version control: GIT
2.What does successful learning look like to you?
a. Deep and clear understanding technology.
b. Completing all the courses and projects on time.
c. enjoying the process of learning.
3.How will you measure that success?
Be able to get a internship or a entry level job as a front end developer at the end
of my learning.
I am documenting my learning journey using "google doc".
For the learning part I using the learning techniques from the course "Learning
How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects" which is
available on coursera.
4.Do you have any particular timeline/deadline for learning to code?
I think 6 months of time will be enough to achieve my goals.
What Python bootcamp are you working on? I'm also an educator that may be looking for a career change...or at least a side gig.