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What Drew You To Coding? 💻
One of my favorite computer games growing up was Myst. (check it out) Part of what drew me in was the unfolding storyline that explained this unique skill of Atrus to write books and by doing so, create real worlds that he could transport to, with real beings he could interact with. That's probably why one of the main things that drew me to coding was the ability to create something (virtually) from nothing. The fact that I could write a bunch of symbols and create a web page or an application was incredible and it still brings a smile to my face... even if I'm doing it more with AI now! How about you? What drew you to coding?
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Myst, I used to watch my mum play that with my siblings 🥰 Its hard to say what drew me to coding. I grew up with consoles and the internet. Only recently I realized I'd been playing games that had a form of programming embedded in their game play (Final Fantasy 12 Gambit system) I've been re-watching StarGate on netflix and started to recognize programming problems. Season 2 Ep. 17 The world is full of systems and problems with many solutions. Expressing life with an outlet is important to understand it. I see programming as a form of art, a way of making sense of the world we live in. Similar to writing, painting or creating music. The way you translate a problem and implement a solution feels very personal. Even implementing something simple has an entire journey behind it. When people see a painting, then enjoy it. But the painter remembers all the things they painted over along the way. Code is similar in the way you remove code along the way. The end user only gets to see the surface, but you remember the journey 😄
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Tell Me About Your Journey 👋
Hey everyone — Dave here. Welcome to the community. Before we dive into the code, the projects, and the late-night debugging sessions, I want to know who's actually in the room. This community only works if we know each other, so consider this your official introduction thread. Drop a comment below and tell me: 1. Where are you on the path? Are you brand new and still figuring out what a variable is? Mid-journey and grinding through your first real projects? Career-switching from something totally unrelated? Already working as a dev but trying to level up? There's no wrong answer — I just want to know where you're starting from. 2. What got you here? What made you decide "okay, I'm actually going to learn this"? Was it a YouTube rabbit hole, a job you want, a problem you're trying to solve, a project you can't stop thinking about? The "why" matters more than people give it credit for. 3. What are you working on right now? A tutorial? A side project? A bootcamp? Job applications? Tell me what's on your screen this week. 4. What's the thing you're stuck on? Be specific if you can. "I don't understand async" is more useful than "everything is hard." If I know where people are getting stuck, I can make better content and we can help each other faster. 5. What would a win look like for you in the next 90 days? First job? First deployed project? Finally understanding a concept that's been kicking your butt? Name it out loud — it makes it real.
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1. Where are you on the path? I've been exploring this for way to long yet seem to be far behind 🤣 I've explored a lot of languages to varying degrees, Java, JavaScript, C, PHP, Python, BASH, Go, Lua, and now back to JavaScript. I'd not say I was competent with any of them. But I do have a LOT of fun exploring 🥰 2. What got you here? I started out wanting to make a game. But learnt some interesting things about myself along the way. I never thought I'd be excited about Data or want to tinker with my OS. I'm no longer as interested in making games. I just want to make something that makes things a little easier for people and saves them some time. 3. What are you working on right now? I'm trying out scrimba. Giving JavaScript another shot. While learning I'm working on a flashcards app, but get sucked into side projects along the way. 4. What's the thing you're stuck on? I dont understand how to read .json files using JavaScript. I'm currently refreshing JS objects, error handling and need to learn load detection. 5. What would a win look like for you in the next 90 days? Finishing my side project and progressing in the scrimba course.
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