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So I spend an average of 5hours per day on learning to code and I usually take a break of 2-3hrs in-between

But everytime I'm done for the day I always get a splitting headache and I wonder how will it be like once I actually get a job.

For those that are already working do you experience this if so what do you do about it.

Emarex:
Hahaha
You wan earn fat salaries but no wan take the stress.

I am learning on my own I just can't add alx to the fray

Devdevdev:
Can you code what you suggested using the API link in the screenshot?
If you use what you suggested and it works then I owe you 5k.

sooo

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where's the 5k

I joined the November cohort which started yesterday and to be honest I just can't,

From the data spent, to the time requirements and the duration of the program, hat's off to you guys

I'll just continue on my own lane, learn things my own way.

Last last we go dey alright.

etoluw:
In OOP objects are not key/value pairs . It is JavaScript that give you that impression.

Any key/value pair is a Map. we have different types of Map

TreeMap
HashMap
LinkedHashMap

oh, okay thanks i still got a lot to learn

chukwuebuka65:
Just see objects as a group of variables that are related together with methods to work on them. That’s the foundation of object oriented programming . Hash maps are just like array but with named indexes. I think javascript objects acts like hash maps and also like objects ( in the real sense of objects ie a group of related variables and functions to manipulate them).

You can google objects in programming in general to understand more.

thanks that means i still got a lot to learn

Currently going through Grokking algorithms and it defines hashmap as key/value pairs but isn't that the same as object are they the same thing or what's the difference between the two

engrrichie92:
Impressive actually Got a lot of ongoing projects at the moment
If you still have not resolved the Laptop issue by feb nextyear
Please mention me

Ok thank you very much

Devdevdev:
I've never been so confused. I don't feel confident entering the job market with just these:
Html,
CSS,
JavaScript,
React,
Typescript,
ExpressJs,
NodeJs,
MongoDb
MySQL

I need a good backend tech to add to this stack and I've drilled it down to the trio of Java, Python and PHP.

The reason I need a backend language to add to aforementioned is:

1. To stand out from all the average developers competing with me in the job market.

2. To get good in data structures and algorithms as I don't trust JavaScript to suffice in this aspect.

3. To add to Nodejs when applying to junior jobs locally and abroad.

4. Something to use on side freelance projects while looking for a job.

tbh I don't really know what to tag you i mean all those technologies in such short time it's either you're a content creator or you're just exceptional either way goodluck

engrrichie92:
What have you done so far?

Let me see your short, mid-term and long term goals

Show me evidence of your learnings and goals and I might just plan to get you a Laptop

ok so far I've learned html css and JavaScript

currently following bob ziroll's react course for beginners and I'm 8 hours deep in a 12 hours course

learned
- jsx,
- conditional rendering,
- state and props,
- custom components,
- forms...

short term goal - finishing bob ziroll's react course

mid term goal - completing fullstackopen a free course by university of helsinki in Finland.
where I can learn React, Redux, Node.js, MongoDB, GraphQL and TypeScript in one go!

long term goal - getting a job, helping others on their coding journey and most importantly traveling the world.


projects:

difficulty level AI (logic) - difficulty levels for my tic-tac-toe project. It has two levels

easy - AI plays at random
medium - AI tries it's best to stop the user for winning but can still be beaten

I'm proud of this because it's not a code snippet I can just copy from somewhere but a logic I had to come up with myself and it took a while to get right.

live link: https://adebisi1234.github.io/tic-tac-toe


Library project (JavaScript) -
takes parameters from an input and adds the book to the library where it can be updated, deleted and change it's read status. basically a simple CRUD app.

live link: https://adebisi1234.github.io/library-project

Etch-a-sketch (DOM manipulation) - Desktop only since mobile doesn't have a hover state. The user can draw different stuff by painting over multiple square boxes
the color of the pen can be changed as well as the size of the boxes. it also has multiple modes.

live link: https://adebisi1234.github.io/Etch-a-Sketch/


Dog website (API) - desktop only used it to practice fetching from an API and intersection observer API
- has slide in effect when the contents comes into view and each images is fetched from an API.

Live link: https://adebisi1234.github.io/dog-website/

a crypto landing page (html, css and animations) - mobile responsive made use of flexbox, absolute position and animations.

live link: https://adebisi1234.github.io/project-crypto

other notable projects: (calculator, rock paper scissors, sign-in form, admin Dashboard, analog clock project)

so what do you think of my 4 months progress?

Libgen.rs that's z-lib mother

qtguru:
That's life, that shouldn't deter you, it should drive you to upgrade your knowledge. If you study for 3 months, 4 hours daily, you can acquire a lot. 4 hours is not a lot.

My colleague is American, he earns way more than me, but I do most of the job, he codes too but na me dey fix most of the bugs because of experience. Sometimes it's luck also, sometimes life is not fair.


Keep studying

I do plan to keep learning.

As you said it's luck and at the same time one needs the skills for there to be luck in first place.

Though it keeps getting harder to learn each day
my laptop is starting to show it's age and the battery is completely run down

Yea people are still getting jobs but mostly does with connections the rest are just plain luck

The thing is scary and discouraging especially for us that is still learning

i mean between seasoned dev and newcomer the choice for who to hire is pretty clear

And here i was planning to take my time learning, i even planned on taking a free computer science course online that will take me 2years to complete if i'm serious. so as to make myself irresistable

You're on the right track also you been a fast learner and having unlimited wifi i believe you can and will definately make it. Goodluck

DaInferno:
you starting on udemy or where?

nah i've been learning it for a while i'm using the odin project

airsaylongcome:
Lol! Good luck at that bro. Some do it for the money. Others for the passion. Both are valid reasons. People driven by passion also face challenges, not like it's particularly easy. So yeah, here's rooting for you and wishing you all the best.

Side note: Most people doing for passion aren't looking to work for FAANG. They do it for the love of problem solving. That's why you can have a Teamviewer that allows you remotely access your PC for a fee and Rustdesk that allows you do the same for free. Cisco Call Manager charges millions for their Business Telephony solution while FreePBX gives you the same functionality for free. It's fine to chase money. It's fine to chase passion. I don't really get you f*ck you invective lobbed at proponents of passion

thanks.
The f*ck you is for people like thegreatigboman those that prefer discouraging people from pursuing their goal and yea there's enough room for everyone as long as they work hard for it

This is basically a Bleep you to those that say you can't make it without having passion.

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i don't want to breath or drink code nor do solving problems give me an orgasm and i don't have a specific desire to work at FAANG
but i'm working my ass off learning software development, this is not a documentation post.
but i'll post here when i do get a job so goodluck to me and anyone who is on the same journey

TheJoePE:
Hmmm Bro I also need an high end PC but how do you use only 10gb per month, I don't do web design but I consume 30gb under a month

managing

Poco f3 check the specs out yourself its around 200k and better than all other phones in its price range.