A few days ago I finished my 365 days of code challenge.
🗓️ 365 Days of Code
On Twitter, you can start a coding challenge and use the hashtag #365DaysofCode or #100DaysofCode to code in public.
The farthest I could go back on my Twitter timeline was to Day 29:
Day 29 of #100DaysOfCode
— Liz 📓 (@itsjustliz_YT) January 31, 2022
👩💻 SheCodes React
⚛️ React
✅ HTML Structure
Really starting to see the project come together. Imported npm bootstrap. Did NOT feel like coding after work but persevered!#webdev #reactjs #frontenddev #FrontEndDevelopment #shecodes#womenwhocode pic.twitter.com/G60tJbtBZU
And finally, a few days ago, I finished Day 365:
Day 365 of #365DaysOfCode
— Liz 📓 (@itsjustliz_YT) January 7, 2023
👩🏼💻 I’ve coded everyday for an entire year!
💼 Got a coding job at Intel on day 111
⚛️ Learned React (HTML, CSS, JS)
📊 Learned SQL
🐼 Learned Python
🌐 Learned C#
🙏🏼 Thanks for all the support this last year! #womenwhocode #100DaysOfCode pic.twitter.com/pCz4Cmumu5
✅ Habit Tracking
Starting in August 2020 I printed out little habit trackers each month. Here is an example from March 2022:
I always kept this tracker next to my desk and updated it every day. BUT - recently I started tracking my progress in Notion. I am fully digitized now!
Since my habit tracking is in a digital format, I can actually analyze the data I collect easier. Now I can even see which days of the week I struggle with the most (aka Friday and Saturday!)
🧠 Recommendations
📃 Make a list of classes: Write out a year's worth of classes you are planning to take. Think of the languages you want to learn.
💰 Invest in yourself: Don't be worried that you spent too much money on yourself. You are your best investment. I paid $1,626 to learn how to code front-end development. I had to fight the guilt but it was totally worth it!
✅ Have a form of habit tracker: Print some checkboxes or set something up in Notion. But make sure you have a tracker. It's fun to check it off every day too!
💻 Classes
📊 SQL: The best free course on SQL is on Khan Academy.
🐼 Python: My favorite Python course is on Udemy.
🔗 Link: https://www.udemy.com/course/the-python-mega-course/
⚛️ Web Development: These are the exact courses I took to learn front-end development. But what's great is you actually can get a discount that I never got... 😭
🚀 What's Next?
Ok, so I learned how to code. What now? Right now I am taking an advanced excel course on Udemy. I am using so much excel recently at work that I thought it might be a good time to brush up on some advanced functions.
