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re: Learning to code suggestions
Posted on 11/4/19 at 11:21 am to XanderCrews
Posted on 11/4/19 at 11:21 am to XanderCrews
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Bruh thats a rough transition
Yep. I agree. I got married young and have been working for my father-in-law’s construction company for twenty some odd years. I’ve been running it for half of that and it’s supplied my family with a great life.
But I hate it. It’s not mentally stimulating at all for me. I did great in school but dropped out of LSU after 9/11 to join the Marines in a reserve capacity and never went back. The company is in a great place, but I’m not.
I only have a high school diploma, going back to college really isn’t an option as I can’t financially afford to completely quit my current job without income coming in to replace it.
All that to say, coding seems to be a “job” that I can do without a degree and potentially in the future make a career out of it. At least it may supplement income if I make a career change away from this company. Is this a viable option? I’d like to shoot down this idea before I invest time if it’s not possible.
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Posted on 11/4/19 at 11:32 am to Sheepdog1833
Coding is a vast sea of always changing platforms and languages.
It's hard to give you advice on such a general topic. It'd be like me saying I want to get into construction...what part of construction?
I'd suggest you find a project related to the business you run - and try to develop a solution for that. This will keep you working at your current job - while developing some experience with coding to see if you really like it. It will be a great learning experience - as you will see that there a million ways to solve every problem. There is no best way - too many people get caught up in that.
Planning and design phase is the most important - if you just start coding - you will run into roadblocks and things you didn't plan for and will end up with a huge mess.
It's hard to give you advice on such a general topic. It'd be like me saying I want to get into construction...what part of construction?
I'd suggest you find a project related to the business you run - and try to develop a solution for that. This will keep you working at your current job - while developing some experience with coding to see if you really like it. It will be a great learning experience - as you will see that there a million ways to solve every problem. There is no best way - too many people get caught up in that.
Planning and design phase is the most important - if you just start coding - you will run into roadblocks and things you didn't plan for and will end up with a huge mess.
Posted on 11/4/19 at 11:39 am to Sheepdog1833
Java has been in demand for a long time. I'd start there.
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