I'm a late starter at coding. I have never written a single line of code until the end of 2022.
I started coding because I was bored. And because I felt I've got ripped off by a previous developer I worked with at a startup I've founded.
"This can't be THAT hard. In 30 days I should know how to code and prove him wrong." - I thought to myself.
Oh boy, was I wrong.
30 days in and I couldn't write a cohesive function. My naming was off. I didn't even know what 'npm' is.
Github? Sounds like an online forum... right? Wrong.
After 30 days of watching random Youtube videos, a more professional strategy needed to be brought in: Codecademy.
I started with Python. Then did some "Deep Learning Models" (AI, whoa) - and then did the Github stuff.
If it shows like I had no clue what I was doing, it's because I had no clue what I was doing.
The strategy was not working.
"Hi, Abrar, can we do weekly calls?" - I reached out to a great programmer that I've worked with.
"Sure thing, Florian" - he replied.
I've met with Abrar for 6 months, every single week. I've also did Codecademy in my 'free time'.
As you can see, it looks more structured after the first three trials:
