tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657578011451809554.post2271407917313433790..comments2024-02-19T01:40:03.890-07:00Comments on Boulder Tester: My Journey to Learn How to Code - Part 1Teri Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350587705440618720noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657578011451809554.post-22638269373031617362014-02-13T06:42:49.150-07:002014-02-13T06:42:49.150-07:00Hi Steven,
Thank you so much for sending me your ...Hi Steven,<br /><br />Thank you so much for sending me your link because just taking a quick look...I'm liking what I see! I will be sure to go back to it!<br /><br />TeriTeri Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350587705440618720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657578011451809554.post-13451591373167943882014-02-11T05:37:26.632-07:002014-02-11T05:37:26.632-07:00hey,
if you get round to doing some python, check...hey,<br /><br />if you get round to doing some python, check out my website http://www.teachmepython.com<br /><br />it should (hopefully) help. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01535160621513118441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657578011451809554.post-31102609797258438322014-02-10T19:18:32.844-07:002014-02-10T19:18:32.844-07:00Hi David! Yes, we have had very similar journeys a...Hi David! Yes, we have had very similar journeys around this, haven't we? And same for me, so much starting/stopping. Maybe we can do it this time! :-) And I'm sending encouragement right back at you!<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />TeriTeri Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350587705440618720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657578011451809554.post-65312185392195373792014-02-10T19:16:09.777-07:002014-02-10T19:16:09.777-07:00I can't thank you enough for your kind words, ...I can't thank you enough for your kind words, Marlena. This is a journey I've been on off and on for years, but never succeeding at. But something feels different this time. I really feel that I'll have a breakthrough this time. And it's funny you mention Ruby. It's also something I'm interested in learning at some point. I do have a nice support system about Python locally, which is nice.<br /><br />Thanks again. All that you said helps a lot!<br /><br />TeriTeri Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350587705440618720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657578011451809554.post-46183087795386126972014-02-10T19:11:52.302-07:002014-02-10T19:11:52.302-07:00Thanks, Jayshree. I really appreciate your wishes....Thanks, Jayshree. I really appreciate your wishes. It's not always easy to reach that finish line so I send you encouragement as well!<br /><br />TeriTeri Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350587705440618720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657578011451809554.post-42015342364392287032014-02-10T16:14:12.481-07:002014-02-10T16:14:12.481-07:00Good for you Teri. As you know this is a very simi...Good for you Teri. As you know this is a very similar struggle for me. I always start... then stop. Like you I think I'm lacking the 'project'.<br /><br />I decided very recently to build a new site for myself, and so HTML/CSS is also on the agenda for me. I like that I can make a very simple and quick change to it and have an amazing result on the website. I know this would also be the case for coding languages, but for whatever reason it's been easier for me to grasp.<br /><br />Code Academy HTML course has been pretty good so far, so perhaps check that out also.<br /><br />Hey, as long as you're learning and the passion is there!<br /><br />You go girl!David Greenleeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15082414404844873957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657578011451809554.post-42346159069134914372014-02-10T16:00:21.805-07:002014-02-10T16:00:21.805-07:00For the purposes of learning web development, does...For the purposes of learning web development, does it matter if HTML/CSS is a markup language or statically compiled or interpreted? No, it doesn't. It only matters that you stick with learning and develop that patience mechanism so important for building software. (It makes me sad that the first comment on your beautiful post was such a nitpick!)<br /><br />Having done both python and ruby...you may want to look around at your community and at who will be mentoring you before you make a final decision on ruby or python. In San Francisco, I've found more of a community around ruby and rails. As a bonus for rails, it's always nice to go back to that railsbridge curriculum in a pinch! However, there might be more python/django folks surrounding you who are ready to help and I always hear pretty awesome things about Pyladies.<br /><br />Good luck with your journey. It sounds like there are fun challenges ahead!<br /><br />Marlenahttp://marlenacompton.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657578011451809554.post-38615251912753496692014-02-10T12:12:53.661-07:002014-02-10T12:12:53.661-07:00A bit similar to what I'm going through. I tri...A bit similar to what I'm going through. I tried all three and left in the middle. Finally i switched to security testing so that i can fall in love with what is happening inside the box. Hope i too will reach to the finishing line and keep my enthusiasm up. My best wishes for your journey. - jayshreeJayshreehttp://atesterbeing.blogspot.innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657578011451809554.post-21553728949785845272014-02-10T09:17:53.123-07:002014-02-10T09:17:53.123-07:00Hi Phil,
Thanks for your comment and you did not ...Hi Phil,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment and you did not dampen my enthusiasm one bit! I agree with what you're saying about HTML/CSS. I'm seeing this as a journey. And knowing how hard coding has always been for me, my journey is to start with something I actually have found that I enjoy, which is HTML/CSS. It's my "baby step" to work my way to JavaScript and Python. It's my building blocks, so to speak. And funny you mention "principles of programming". That too is going to be part of this journey of mine, which you can look forward to reading about in one of my future posts! :-)<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />TeriTeri Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350587705440618720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3657578011451809554.post-43313596944643861782014-02-10T08:21:21.634-07:002014-02-10T08:21:21.634-07:00Good luck... but I hate to be 'that guy' ...Good luck... but I hate to be 'that guy' who says that HTML/CSS is not 'code' and is a markup language<br /><br />I do understand the problem though - coding a 'hello world' app or trying to do a Roman Numerals kata is not that interesting. Are there things in your job - or life - that you wish you could automate and that you could use as a basis for learning to code?<br /><br />Can you explain why you found the javascript and python courses that you did hard? Do you need to take a step back and start with the first principles of programming?<br /><br />I'll be following along to see how you get on and hope I didn't dampen your enthusiasmPhil Kirkhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18008391232663423821noreply@blogger.com