How I Taught Myself Code

Thanks to one great resource

People are learning code because it’s fun and profitable. In the future of work, it may even be required. That much is clear. What’s unclear is the path to learning.

It took me two months (mostly weekends) and some weeks where I totally skipped and did nothing, but I’m done with one certificate (image below). Here’s how I did it.

This table (below) is a breakdown of my time spent on FCC. You can see I started in September with lots of activity then slowed down a lot in October. Part of it is because the earlier tasks were easier to complete but I also lost motivation/interest.

This next part was key. I didn’t look at hours I put in because I didn’t want pressure or anxiety to creep into my main purpose of learning code (which was for fun — and to teach better). Still, I’m glad FCC offers these activity insights because it helps me breakdown my workflow and energy/motivation after the fact, play-by-play.

So, I recommend FCC for autodidacts, teachers, and people bored in quarantine. FCC is great for learning and teaching code. (A fifth grader I work with says it’s “the best thing ever.”)

That being said, FCC is fun to use. The first few challenges walk you through making a basic Cat Photo App. Each challenge you complete rewards you with a darling animation and “good job,” said in different words each time. Like “Nothing but net!” and “You’ve got the touch!” It’s fantastic.

By the end of the course, I was able to build this:

So, what, is this one long fanboy article for FCC? Yes. But I’ve saved the best for last: FCC is free! The community is great and it’s fun. So go, get crackin’!

So, are you learning code? How’s it going? I’d love to hear from you! 👩‍💻💖

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