Not that I announced it or anything, but I did another "Personal Mini Bootcamp" this past long weekend (July 4 though July 7). Since I am more precisely tracking only productive time (no break times) with Toggl, I figured it would be more reasonable to do at least 6 hours of coding or learning to code each day as opposed to the original 8hr/day. Also, if it is where I am just watching a video and not coding or trying out the examples in the videos, I count the time viewing for half (or less, depending on how much I am learning from the content).
While I knew I needed to do another one of these Personal Mini Bootcamp sessions, I only decided on July 2nd that I will be attempting it during the my long weekend since my workplace decided to give everyone a free day off on Friday, July 5th. In all, it gave me 4 whole days of coding and getting back on track.
I had a lot of courses/videos/assignments that were incomplete, so the main goal was to move on to functional programming and ES6 and asynchronous JS and wrap up those courses and videos and take occasional breaks with the FCC Intermediate Algorithms section.
As you know, I finished Angela Yu's Web Dev Bootcamp course, I also finally completed the Intro to Javascript course on Codecademy. The last few sections in this course were indeed ES6 and async JS hence the delay on completing it.
The past 2 weeks has been all about functional programming and ES6 so it was really nice doing all of these from various sources at the same time. And no surprise, a great deal of the weekend was focused on APIs, implementing them, practicing with them and creating it. I also made a very simple implementation of the Dad Joke API on Codepen (which I also need to update to include the errors and such).
For those Lynda videos that I stopped midway because I didn't want to get too ahead of myself, I finished most of them often while I was eating or on my indoor bike, counting for half time. So of course the content was further reinforcement on ES6, async JS, and functional programming. The last bits of the Angela Yu bootcamp was also all about APIs as well. It was neat how everything fell into place like that.
Another side effect of the weekend was actually finally starting to push projects onto Github and getting more comfortable with that.
I did go easy on the hours on July 4th proper (because bbqs and whatnot), but on average it does work out to be a tiny bit over 6 hours per day for the 4 day weekend. And I am also happy to say that I finally broke the 30 hour/week barrier to clock in a total of 32 hours and 13 mins for the week of July 1 through July 7 (Monday through Sunday). Woo! My general goal is to get in at least 20 hours of coding each week, which I have only achieved 2x previous to this week in the past 13ish weeks. /sigh
As an aside, I really need to think of a new name for the "Personal Mini Bootcamp" because its kind of misleading? I originally had that name because I was going through the Angela Yu Web Dev Bootcamp as my curriculum for that first weekend. I also originally chose the 8 hours so I would know what it feels like to be coding for 8+ hours a day like a full-time bootcamp student. But in reality, these weekend sessions are more like a very focused attempt to get some hours of code time in. Maybe "Personal Hackathon" might be a better name for it? Yeah, I think it makes more sense.
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Monday, July 8, 2019
Sunday, July 7, 2019
Day 091: Finished Angela Yu's Complete Web Development Bootcamp
I just want to post that I finally completed the Complete 2019 Web Development Bootcamp course by Angela Yu on Udemy.
Man, it feels good to cross something big off my list.
I started on 5/12/19 and worked on it for a few hours each day, then took a long break from the course and left it at 90% for a while. But in the past 2 days, I made an effort to just finish and boom, I am done now!
It says the course is 43.5 hours, but there are 2 sections that are debatable in usefulness. The first is a 1hr 44min Q&A with Angela, while interesting, it should have been linked to a Youtube or something so it doesn't inflate the hour count towards the course. The other is a general module on design and colors, not specific to coding which was about an hour long. It has some uses, but I am not sure it belonged in this course. In all, I spent about 63 hours on the course (not counting the 2 above modules), watching it and working through the challenges. I did admittedly go very quickly through the HTML and CSS parts that I was already familiar with on 2x speed, or sometimes marked completed because it was too basic. The rest of the content, I normally watched on 1.5x speed.
Here's part of the review I submitted for the course posted on Udemy:
She has some “boss level” challenges at the end of the major sections. Here you work on what you’ve learned in a big project such as creating a tinder site for dogs (cute), dice game, simon says game (this was an excellent project), creating your own blog/cms, among other projects. For these boss challenges, she prompts you to write a bit of code in each step. There are many steps along the way. By the last step, if you did everything correctly, you will have a complete and functional app. This really helps hammer in the fact that coding is basically tiny steps and not to get overwhelmed.
Not all the other instructors/courses do this, but Angela will code through the solutions after each challenge and will explain through each step. This can get repetitive if you are already comfortable with the content (which you can then totally skip her challenge reviews), but for the parts that were tricky for me, this was a godsend.
The video production values are excellent, very professional, always on par and often times above some Lynda courses. Her course also gives you access to the discord channel where you can get help from other students or even make some new coding friends (like I did!).
My favorite parts of the course was probably going through the Simon Says challenge and the Security and Authentication section (learned tons here).
CSS Flexbox and CSS Grid are noticeably missing from the course, but hopefully she will add a section on these later.
Also missing are working with or at least introductions to the big JS frameworks out there: React, Angular, and Vue. I know it gets tricky to pick one framework for such a course, but they should at least be introduced at a high level. Students need to be aware they exist. I also wish she covered debugging a bit (not the sexiest thing in the world, I know). Even so, the cons do not detract from the content that is already there.
If you take your time like I did, you will learn a lot and get so much value from this course. Since Angela often updates the content based on student feedback, the ROI keeps getting better. Will taking this course turn you into a web developer and get you a dev job? Probably not because you need to practice what you learned and apply it to your own projects. But will it give you a strong foundation to do so? HECK YES!
Man, it feels good to cross something big off my list.
I started on 5/12/19 and worked on it for a few hours each day, then took a long break from the course and left it at 90% for a while. But in the past 2 days, I made an effort to just finish and boom, I am done now!
It says the course is 43.5 hours, but there are 2 sections that are debatable in usefulness. The first is a 1hr 44min Q&A with Angela, while interesting, it should have been linked to a Youtube or something so it doesn't inflate the hour count towards the course. The other is a general module on design and colors, not specific to coding which was about an hour long. It has some uses, but I am not sure it belonged in this course. In all, I spent about 63 hours on the course (not counting the 2 above modules), watching it and working through the challenges. I did admittedly go very quickly through the HTML and CSS parts that I was already familiar with on 2x speed, or sometimes marked completed because it was too basic. The rest of the content, I normally watched on 1.5x speed.
Here's part of the review I submitted for the course posted on Udemy:
Pros:
Angela is a charismatic, humorous, and gentle teacher. Her teaching style works really well for me as a visual & project based learner. She is very clear and concise in her explanations. IMO she speaks too slow, but Udemy allows you to adjust the video speed so this is no big deal. Angela will demonstrate and along the way and will frequently ask you to pause the video to complete mini challenges. I found this to be my preferred style of teaching in the video format. And since it is not 100% coding along like some other courses, I retain information much better. Whereas in the code along type courses, I find I am too focused on trying to catch up to their coding to pay as much attention to the concepts as I should.She has some “boss level” challenges at the end of the major sections. Here you work on what you’ve learned in a big project such as creating a tinder site for dogs (cute), dice game, simon says game (this was an excellent project), creating your own blog/cms, among other projects. For these boss challenges, she prompts you to write a bit of code in each step. There are many steps along the way. By the last step, if you did everything correctly, you will have a complete and functional app. This really helps hammer in the fact that coding is basically tiny steps and not to get overwhelmed.
Not all the other instructors/courses do this, but Angela will code through the solutions after each challenge and will explain through each step. This can get repetitive if you are already comfortable with the content (which you can then totally skip her challenge reviews), but for the parts that were tricky for me, this was a godsend.
The video production values are excellent, very professional, always on par and often times above some Lynda courses. Her course also gives you access to the discord channel where you can get help from other students or even make some new coding friends (like I did!).
My favorite parts of the course was probably going through the Simon Says challenge and the Security and Authentication section (learned tons here).
Cons:
IMO, she spends too much time on jQuery and Bootstrap, with a big project on Bootstrap itself. However, if you are just starting from the very beginning, I think Bootstrap is good to know to get practice with a framework and getting used to thinking about CSS in divs.CSS Flexbox and CSS Grid are noticeably missing from the course, but hopefully she will add a section on these later.
Also missing are working with or at least introductions to the big JS frameworks out there: React, Angular, and Vue. I know it gets tricky to pick one framework for such a course, but they should at least be introduced at a high level. Students need to be aware they exist. I also wish she covered debugging a bit (not the sexiest thing in the world, I know). Even so, the cons do not detract from the content that is already there.
TLDR:
Angela’s course and teaching style works perfectly with my learning style (visual & project based) as she often challenges you to complete steps after demonstrating how to do it. I recommend this course to anyone looking to learn about web development, if you are starting from scratch or even if you have some experience.If you take your time like I did, you will learn a lot and get so much value from this course. Since Angela often updates the content based on student feedback, the ROI keeps getting better. Will taking this course turn you into a web developer and get you a dev job? Probably not because you need to practice what you learned and apply it to your own projects. But will it give you a strong foundation to do so? HECK YES!
Sunday, June 16, 2019
Day 070: In a Slump - Phone Stolen
So the day after the last post, my phone was stolen when I was at the grocery store. It was a first generation Pixel that was due to be replaced anyways so in terms of actual cost, at most I lost the $50 or so trade in value for the phone.
Originally the phone was connected to a case in which my car keys (with the keyless fob) was attached to, along with my IDs, and credit cards. I do not carry cash. Initially, with the car keys alone being gone, it could have been about $700 to reprogram and replace (which is freaking ridiculous, btw). As well as paying to replace the word ID and drivers license which would have cost $25 per ID. Cancelling the credit cards were easy enough. And $400 to replace the cell phone, which I was delaying another year since I was saving up for a vacation and the Pixel still worked just fine. There was also the worry that since my IDs had my address on it, the thieves would know where I live and had my house keys so the locks would need to be replaced.
Unfortunately, the store cameras were not facing the aisle my cart was in, so they were not able to confirm who took it. I also reported it to the police, but that didn't do much either. But I suppose the silver lining was that 2 hours later, everything else was returned with the exception of phone being ripped out of the case. I am still going to change my locks as a precaution.
Oh yeah, the feeling after realizing it was gone was one of panic and vulnerability. And the fact that I did not even know anyone's phone number to even call for help was even worse! The only number I knew was literally my own phone number! The grocery store was a 30 minute walk from home and that's what I had to do. It was not a good walk home.
The likeliest culprit was probably a pair of teens hovering around me before it was stolen since it was about 1 min between checking my phone and finding it missing. At least that is my hope because that phone connected to a whole lot of accounts: emails, work, medical, retirement and I am hoping that teenagers are less nefarious in terms of trying to break in and get my personal information. No, I am not the type of person to take compromising photos of myself or anyone (that's just stupid) so at least I don't have to worry about that. Everything was password protected and changing the login credentials would just about block everything out. I am not sure if I set it up so that the memory is wiped after multiple failed attempts of logging into the phone. I did try the Find My Device tool from Google and the phone never reconnected with the network after it was stolen. My hope is that if I did not set it so that the memory is wiped after X failed attempts, that they just did a reset and wiped everything.
There were lots of accounts I had 2 factor authentication to which essentially blocks out many of my accounts until the new phone arrived and the suspended number reactivated.
So I basically spent about 8 hours following the theft on the computer changing passwords and on the phone with various companies in regards to proving my identity to reset the 2 factor authentication. Then I spent the next few days worrying and dealing with follow up issues of not being able to access accounts (including my work accounts, since they require 2FA to access the network).
Not to mention finally getting my new phone, the Pixel 3a and then spending 3 hours in Verizon last Friday trying to get it reconnected to the network so I can get my phone number back and finally re-access some of the 2FA that required my phone number. /Sigh
The theft happened on a Saturday afternoon. That was the weekend I was feeling pretty damn good about the highs previously and was planning on doing another Personal Mini Bootcamp on Saturday and Sunday. The best possible outcome in terms of least $$ associated of having my car keys returned happened. But even a week later, I still feel like shit about it all and just thinking very poorly of humanity in general. Seriously, who the fuck does that? And there's basically nothing I can do about it either.. nothing!
I've basically been derailed since then and had been trying to make myself feel better and not worry about the what ifs. It has been a lot less productive in learning to code and I have been feeling pretty demotivated. Compare the previous week of 22 hours of very focused coding and learning to barely getting to 10 hours in. And that is only because I had to make myself watch some videos on foundational JS or CSS to at least keep it in my mind, not that I was actively coding or anything. It's been a week and I am not sure how to get myself motivated again. Ugh.
I was attempting to do another mini bootcamp at least one 8hr day of coding this weekend and not just watching videos. But I find myself procrastinating by cleaning the house or other menial chores, playing video games, or even using my family as an excuse to stay away from the computer and generally keeping my mind off things.
I know I need to give myself the permission to do what I need to do to feel better, but the fact that I am cognizant of how much the theft and invasion of privacy is affecting me makes me upset even more. /Sigh
I'll do what I have to do and hopefully my next post is back to normal.
Originally the phone was connected to a case in which my car keys (with the keyless fob) was attached to, along with my IDs, and credit cards. I do not carry cash. Initially, with the car keys alone being gone, it could have been about $700 to reprogram and replace (which is freaking ridiculous, btw). As well as paying to replace the word ID and drivers license which would have cost $25 per ID. Cancelling the credit cards were easy enough. And $400 to replace the cell phone, which I was delaying another year since I was saving up for a vacation and the Pixel still worked just fine. There was also the worry that since my IDs had my address on it, the thieves would know where I live and had my house keys so the locks would need to be replaced.
Unfortunately, the store cameras were not facing the aisle my cart was in, so they were not able to confirm who took it. I also reported it to the police, but that didn't do much either. But I suppose the silver lining was that 2 hours later, everything else was returned with the exception of phone being ripped out of the case. I am still going to change my locks as a precaution.
Oh yeah, the feeling after realizing it was gone was one of panic and vulnerability. And the fact that I did not even know anyone's phone number to even call for help was even worse! The only number I knew was literally my own phone number! The grocery store was a 30 minute walk from home and that's what I had to do. It was not a good walk home.
The likeliest culprit was probably a pair of teens hovering around me before it was stolen since it was about 1 min between checking my phone and finding it missing. At least that is my hope because that phone connected to a whole lot of accounts: emails, work, medical, retirement and I am hoping that teenagers are less nefarious in terms of trying to break in and get my personal information. No, I am not the type of person to take compromising photos of myself or anyone (that's just stupid) so at least I don't have to worry about that. Everything was password protected and changing the login credentials would just about block everything out. I am not sure if I set it up so that the memory is wiped after multiple failed attempts of logging into the phone. I did try the Find My Device tool from Google and the phone never reconnected with the network after it was stolen. My hope is that if I did not set it so that the memory is wiped after X failed attempts, that they just did a reset and wiped everything.
There were lots of accounts I had 2 factor authentication to which essentially blocks out many of my accounts until the new phone arrived and the suspended number reactivated.
So I basically spent about 8 hours following the theft on the computer changing passwords and on the phone with various companies in regards to proving my identity to reset the 2 factor authentication. Then I spent the next few days worrying and dealing with follow up issues of not being able to access accounts (including my work accounts, since they require 2FA to access the network).
Not to mention finally getting my new phone, the Pixel 3a and then spending 3 hours in Verizon last Friday trying to get it reconnected to the network so I can get my phone number back and finally re-access some of the 2FA that required my phone number. /Sigh
The theft happened on a Saturday afternoon. That was the weekend I was feeling pretty damn good about the highs previously and was planning on doing another Personal Mini Bootcamp on Saturday and Sunday. The best possible outcome in terms of least $$ associated of having my car keys returned happened. But even a week later, I still feel like shit about it all and just thinking very poorly of humanity in general. Seriously, who the fuck does that? And there's basically nothing I can do about it either.. nothing!
I've basically been derailed since then and had been trying to make myself feel better and not worry about the what ifs. It has been a lot less productive in learning to code and I have been feeling pretty demotivated. Compare the previous week of 22 hours of very focused coding and learning to barely getting to 10 hours in. And that is only because I had to make myself watch some videos on foundational JS or CSS to at least keep it in my mind, not that I was actively coding or anything. It's been a week and I am not sure how to get myself motivated again. Ugh.
I was attempting to do another mini bootcamp at least one 8hr day of coding this weekend and not just watching videos. But I find myself procrastinating by cleaning the house or other menial chores, playing video games, or even using my family as an excuse to stay away from the computer and generally keeping my mind off things.
I know I need to give myself the permission to do what I need to do to feel better, but the fact that I am cognizant of how much the theft and invasion of privacy is affecting me makes me upset even more. /Sigh
I'll do what I have to do and hopefully my next post is back to normal.
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Day 052: Personal Bootcamp Debrief
So it's Tuesday now and the long weekend has come and gone. How did my personal bootcamp go?
It was really tiring, but a GREAT experience. I didn't want to spend too much time blogging about it while it was going one since I wanted to dedicate most of the time during the weekend to coding and learning to code. I posted some thoughts on instagram during the weekend.
Day 1:
Day 3:
The plan is to do something like this once a month and maybe drag some folks from my accountability group into it as well, if they want to jump in for a day or so.
As for how far I got through the material (Angela Yu's Web Dev Bootcamp), I was at 23% of the course having just finished the Bootstrap section when I started the weekend. I ended the weekend at completing 66% of the course and am into the first few videos on JSON and API.
The second day was much better because I took a long break in the middle so it was like 2 medium sized coding sessions vs one big long one on the first day. It was also mostly working on a project that day (building a Simon Says game) so that added variety. I also kind of stayed up until 2am in the morning that evening watching more of the videos after finishing the project because I felt like I was on a roll.
The last day was a bit shorter (since I got in those hours in the AM ), so it was not bad in terms of total hours required for the daytime. I did do the minimum number of hours on the last day so I can enjoy the long weekend and let my brain rest for a little. In all, I did clock in bout 25.5 hours of learning and coding in the past 3 days.
I must say, I really enjoyed the projects in this bootcamp. When she introduces you to a concept, there is a bit of code-along happening. Then there's the pausing before each mini challenge so you can work through the concepts on your own before you unpause and she goes over it. For the big projects (what she calls "boss level challenges), she lays down the to-do's for each step and you tackle them one by one. At the end, she goes over the whole project. I opted to not review her solutions unless I feel really stuck (and am happy, but annoyed with myself to say that I peeked only once during the Simon Says challenge).
You know I already had that problem before where the initial look at the code makes me wonder how in the world I can ever get to that point. But those step-by-step to-do requests really help remind me that this is what programming is all about. They are all little steps to get to the final product. And when your app works and you look back at the code, everything actually makes sense!
For Andrei's ZTM course, I will skip the parts that I am comfortable with (HTML, CSS, JS basics), use the parts I am not yet comfortable with as review on 2x speed, and delve into the projects for the experience. I am also interested in his more intermediate course, the Complete Junior to Senior Web Developer Roadmap (2019) and figured I ought to see if I like his teaching style before jumping into another 30+ hour course. Use the coupon code LEVELUPZTM to buy his course fo $10.99 without having to wait for a sale.
The focus of the list is projects, projects, PROJECTS! Which is why Wes Bos' JS30 is on the list as well as the Odin Project. I was actually slowly going through TOP Web Dev 101 as bedtime reading, so I am about 33% done with it already. It follows along nicely with Angela Yu's bootcamp contents this past weekend. In TOP, I am skipping the parts related to Ruby or Rails, but might revisit that in the future. TOP just seems to have some really great projects and the curriculum is constantly being updated (contrary to what they say on the internets).
In the middle of all this, I do intend to do the challenges and projects on FCC as well. I would like to get the full stack FCC certification eventually! FCC is kind of where it all started, so of course it is always on the list. I do admit that the website alone was not enough for me to understand the material (sometimes the wording of the challenges confused me) hence my branching out to Codecademy, Lynda, and Udemy which has been working well in helping me learn.
Okay, this post was a lot longer than intended, but it is really good to create a roadmap for myself to tackle in the next few months. This also helps to know what I am doing for my next Personal Bootcamp!
It was really tiring, but a GREAT experience. I didn't want to spend too much time blogging about it while it was going one since I wanted to dedicate most of the time during the weekend to coding and learning to code. I posted some thoughts on instagram during the weekend.
Day 1:
Day 3:
The plan is to do something like this once a month and maybe drag some folks from my accountability group into it as well, if they want to jump in for a day or so.
As for how far I got through the material (Angela Yu's Web Dev Bootcamp), I was at 23% of the course having just finished the Bootstrap section when I started the weekend. I ended the weekend at completing 66% of the course and am into the first few videos on JSON and API.
Sort of Daily Breakdown
I was mentally wiped out the first day since it was pretty much a continuous 8+ hours of learning and coding.The second day was much better because I took a long break in the middle so it was like 2 medium sized coding sessions vs one big long one on the first day. It was also mostly working on a project that day (building a Simon Says game) so that added variety. I also kind of stayed up until 2am in the morning that evening watching more of the videos after finishing the project because I felt like I was on a roll.
The last day was a bit shorter (since I got in those hours in the AM ), so it was not bad in terms of total hours required for the daytime. I did do the minimum number of hours on the last day so I can enjoy the long weekend and let my brain rest for a little. In all, I did clock in bout 25.5 hours of learning and coding in the past 3 days.
What I Learned
I feel like I learned SO much! The three big things: being more comfortable with the DOM, being introduced to NodeJS, and finally learning the CLI/Git/Version Control. The next bits would be to get through the API section (which is also very cool!), moving on to databases, RESTful API, and authentication and security. I would like to finish the course by the end of this coming weekend, but we will see how that goes since it depends on how much time it takes to get through the projects. |
| Hi NodeJS. I am so excited to meet you! |
You know I already had that problem before where the initial look at the code makes me wonder how in the world I can ever get to that point. But those step-by-step to-do requests really help remind me that this is what programming is all about. They are all little steps to get to the final product. And when your app works and you look back at the code, everything actually makes sense!
What's Next?
I know I haven't finished Angela's course yet, but I am already looking ahead. Here are my next to-do's:- Finish Angela Yu's Web Dev Bootcamp
- Andrei Neagoie's Zero to Mastery Course (yes another kind of intro course)
- Wes Bos' Javascript 30 (more projects!)
- The Odin Project Web Development 101 (ignoring Ruby and Rails)
- The Odin Project Javascript course (ignoring anything with Ruby and Rails)
- KhanAcademy HTML/JS (good as a break of sorts, for fun & DOM refresher)
- Build The Damn Thing personal projects
- Free Code Camp challenges/projects
- Finish up the old to-do list as bedtime refresher
For Andrei's ZTM course, I will skip the parts that I am comfortable with (HTML, CSS, JS basics), use the parts I am not yet comfortable with as review on 2x speed, and delve into the projects for the experience. I am also interested in his more intermediate course, the Complete Junior to Senior Web Developer Roadmap (2019) and figured I ought to see if I like his teaching style before jumping into another 30+ hour course. Use the coupon code LEVELUPZTM to buy his course fo $10.99 without having to wait for a sale.
The focus of the list is projects, projects, PROJECTS! Which is why Wes Bos' JS30 is on the list as well as the Odin Project. I was actually slowly going through TOP Web Dev 101 as bedtime reading, so I am about 33% done with it already. It follows along nicely with Angela Yu's bootcamp contents this past weekend. In TOP, I am skipping the parts related to Ruby or Rails, but might revisit that in the future. TOP just seems to have some really great projects and the curriculum is constantly being updated (contrary to what they say on the internets).
In the middle of all this, I do intend to do the challenges and projects on FCC as well. I would like to get the full stack FCC certification eventually! FCC is kind of where it all started, so of course it is always on the list. I do admit that the website alone was not enough for me to understand the material (sometimes the wording of the challenges confused me) hence my branching out to Codecademy, Lynda, and Udemy which has been working well in helping me learn.
Okay, this post was a lot longer than intended, but it is really good to create a roadmap for myself to tackle in the next few months. This also helps to know what I am doing for my next Personal Bootcamp!
Saturday, May 25, 2019
Day 048: Personal Bootcamp Weekend
Memorial Day is on Monday. So you know what that means? A long weekend!
I wanted to quickly post that I am currently attempting a self imposed bootcamp over the next 3 days. The goal is to get in at least 8 hours of learning and coding each day as if I was attending a real bootcamp.
Of course I want to move along with my learning and ability and one of the obvious reasons why bootcamps work for some people in a short amount of time is due to the sheer number of hours they spend working on the material. I want to create a similar experience for myself (sadly, by myself for now) at a much lower cost. Hopefully, this is something I can do for most weekends and all upcoming long weekends (if the day job permits).
To facilitate this first Personal Bootcamp Weekend, I am using the Complete Web Development Bootcamp w/ Angela Yu (of note that there is a Memorial Day sale going on right now for $11.99; if you don't see a sale price on Udemy, just wait a few days for some kind of holiday. They always have sales). I finished up until the Bootstrap section last night and am starting my long weekend bootcamp right at the JS section. That works for me!
The plan is to try to go as far as possible starting at JS in the next few days. Other tasks will be finishing up the Intro to JS @ codecademy and working on my tip calculator/bill splitter and the day counter app. If I can fit it in, I will also be building a Tabata timer as well. I will also probably use a KhanAcademy course as a break from the intensity occasionally.
Let's ROCK this!
I wanted to quickly post that I am currently attempting a self imposed bootcamp over the next 3 days. The goal is to get in at least 8 hours of learning and coding each day as if I was attending a real bootcamp.
Of course I want to move along with my learning and ability and one of the obvious reasons why bootcamps work for some people in a short amount of time is due to the sheer number of hours they spend working on the material. I want to create a similar experience for myself (sadly, by myself for now) at a much lower cost. Hopefully, this is something I can do for most weekends and all upcoming long weekends (if the day job permits).
To facilitate this first Personal Bootcamp Weekend, I am using the Complete Web Development Bootcamp w/ Angela Yu (of note that there is a Memorial Day sale going on right now for $11.99; if you don't see a sale price on Udemy, just wait a few days for some kind of holiday. They always have sales). I finished up until the Bootstrap section last night and am starting my long weekend bootcamp right at the JS section. That works for me!
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Let's ROCK this!
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