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Discussion on: Back to Learning to Code after 2 (Unintentional) Years Away

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jacobvarney

Hello Misty!

I'm glad to see your Twitter blogging (Twlogging?) is going strong! I like the idea of having a character limit: it seems like it would make the actual act of writing a full-on blog post less daunting.

I didn't think that version of Front End Development was something that could be an actual job

This is entirely too relatable. Career counseling in high school did not prepare me adequately to know what careers there were related to my dabbling on a TI-89.

I'm curious if anyone else has gone through this period of re-establishing coding as a priority in your life after time away. Have you come back to coding after a long absence? If so, how is it going for you?

Yessssss. I have a pretty bad tendancy to go way to hard either making time for or making a plan for things. Then, when I get overwhelmed I would tell myself "I'll just get gud at my current job and find something satisfying there". But, coding keeps calling me back.

This time, I'm focused on spending at least 100 hours of coding or learning about programming over the next year. It's not super ambitious and it may not land me a position anywhere, but it's small and easy to keep track of.

Good luck Misty!

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Misty

Thank you, Jacob!

It's fun because the more I expose myself to techie things (podcasts, Twitter, CodeNewbie) the more I realize how wide and varied the tech field is. I hope more people these days can get that exposure, to any careers they may be interested in, sooner.

I also have a tendency to dive in head first and then get overwhelmed. Oops! I'm hoping little bits here and there instead of trying to do marathon coding sessions on weekends or in the evening will help keep me going without burning me out.

100 hours of coding over the next year is a great goal! Small and easy to track, like you said. I find those sorts of goals to be confidence-boosting as well, which then turns into being able to hit more goals, and so on. A nice way to build a goal-achieving engine for yourself.

Good luck, Jacob!