I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days. Today is day 115

Post by ics » Wed, Jul 24, 2013, 8:47 PM UTC

frossie wrote: post #88

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You can't be serious. Take a good look at that code. Public and private vars and methods, proper indentation, proper variable scoping, pretty and readable (the cleanliness is the least believable part, does that like a noob's code to you?) Have you ever worked with someone who has no programming background whatsoever and taught them programming? I have, and this kind of progress is insanity after 1.5 months. 10 hours…

Yes, it takes just years of practice to achieve proper indentation, or, you know, one key press in emacs. I was a TA for an introductory computer class and yes, some people do write clean code within days. There are people who naturally get the how and the why of it.

Post by nashequilibrium » Wed, Jul 24, 2013, 8:49 PM UTC

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Consider reading a book called "The Now Habit". The author discusses fear of success/failure and the inability to finish projects, and deems that these fears are what cause us to procrastinate. Then he provides a plan/approach/framework to overcome these fears.

Thanks for the book recommendation. Ordered this on Amazon. This was my problem all growing up. I did well on the first exam, then fizzled out every exam after. I wouldn't study out of fear that I wouldn't do as well again. Anyway, I'll check out the book thanks again!

Post by wicker » Wed, Jul 24, 2013, 8:53 PM UTC

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i'm not saying that this feat of creating 180 websites in 180 days is impossible. it's highly improbable and takes a very unique mix of dedication, intellect, funding, and, well, nothing better to do for half a year, but that's for someone with a background in coding. my beef is that this person is claiming to come from a completely non-programming background and has not read any books or taken any courses. i don't c…

Indeed -- I find it kind of hard to believe that someone with truly zero programming experience knows what github or even knows what source control is. I have no doubts about the main thrust, just some details seem as if they are embellished.

Post by k-mcgrady » Wed, Jul 24, 2013, 8:59 PM UTC

sivers wrote: post #54

There’s this great story from the book “Art and Fear”, that's very appropriate here: === The ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two groups. All those on the left side of the studio, he said, would be graded solely on the quantity of work they produced, all those on the right solely on its quality. His procedure was simple: on the final day of class he would bring in his bath…

Post by mindrag » Wed, Jul 24, 2013, 9:00 PM UTC

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The solid-block-of-learning strategy is way less impressive to me than the person who works a 40ish hour a week job then comes home and does many more hours of their own project for moths or years. The want to zone out is strong and after a day of crappy and mind numbing work, beating the laziness is harder I think.

> The solid-block-of-learning strategy is way less impressive to me than the person who works a 40ish hour a week job then comes home and does many more hours of their own project for moths or years. You might also say the guy who uses a lawnmower is way less impressive than the guy who cuts his grass with a nail clipper. But I don't want to be the guy with the nail clipper. Believe me, I know the feeling of wanting…