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Why I’m learning to code
& why you should or shouldn’t do it
Coding is not for everyone, I learnt this when I first attempted to learn how to code.
I was so confident that I was going to learn how to develop an application that nothing was going to stop me. I bought my Udemy course, pilled up the coffee and grabbed my beats headphones and every day I had a crack at it.
I got through the basics and developed my first 2 mock applications — My goal was to be invited to WWDC by apple as a new developer (you can tell I’m an Apple fanboy) and nothing was going to stop me.
I faced roadblocks and overcame them, then life hit and I stopped coding for like 5 months. Every day I wasn’t coding was burning me inside — but I was facing some big things in life at the time so I gave myself some slack.
I then started coding again however with a whole different mind frame, It was no longer something I wanted to do, but was going to do for the foreseeable future.
What I learnt:
- Coding is not easy — it’s as difficult as learning a new language (you will pull your hair out)
- It takes more than commitment — it takes loyalty & perseverance
- Most people who are coding today started somewhere
- Allow yourself to…
