Cirrus @CirrusNFT
Sep 26 • 20 tweets • CirrusNFT/status/1574421050888028160
I went from 0 coding experience to landing a job as a developer
in 6 months...and spent $0 doing it
Here are the topics I focused on and some FREE resources
you can use to do the same (warning: 100s of hours of content)
1. GitHub + Text Editor setup
GitHub is used to store, track, and collaborate on code
Your text editor is where you'll be writing most of your code
This video will get your coding environment setup + teach you all the git commands you'll
use daily
https://www.youtube.com/embed/8JJ101D3knE
Getting comfortable using Github is an absolute must
You're going to be using it in everything you do, so getting a hang of all the commands early
will save you countless hours in the future
Set a reminder to push something to GitHub every day until it becomes second nature
2. HTML/CSS - The peanut butter and jelly of making webpages
HTML is used to structure your webpage
CSS is used to make that structure pretty
This video will teach you the basics and walk you through building your 1st webpage - a
Youtube clone!
https://www.youtube.com/embed/G3e-cpL7ofc
The toughest part about CSS is learning to position things
Mastering the flexbox layout module solves this
Flexbox froggy is an amazing game that'll get you comfortable with this important skill
quickly (plus it's kinda fun!)
Flexbox Froggy
A game for learning CSS flexbox
https://flexboxfroggy.com/
3. Javascript - The swiss army knife of web dev
JS is still by far the most in-demand coding language in the world
Here are a few things it's good for:
- High-performance websites
- Robust backend servers
- Interactive data visualization
- Bots to automate tasks
Before diving in and trying to add functionality to your web pages using JS, you'll want to get
a feel for the basics
Complete these 10 short JS fundamentals courses on freeCodeCamp (Will take a few weeks
but 100% worth the time youll save in the future)
freeCodeCamp.org
Learn to Code — For Free
https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/#object-…
Once you've got the fundamentals down, kill two birds with one stone and start working on
your own personal portfolio page.
You can iterate on this and make it look prettier as you refine your skills.
This video is an amazing reference to get started.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/xV7S8BhIeBo
4. Learn CRUD Operations by Making a To Do list app
CRUD stands for Create, Read, Update, and Delete
It allows you to manipulate data in any of those ways and is one of the most important topics
to master in web dev
Build this app multiple times
Learn CRUD Operations in JavaScript by Building TODO APP
Today we're gonna learn how to do CRUD Operations in JavaScript by making a
Todo App. Let's get started 🔥 This is the app we're making today: * Live preview
[https://crud-application-al9am9v2v-joys…
https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-crud-operations-in-javascript-by-building-to…
5. APIs - Integrating live data into your apps
Now that you can whip together a badass frontend and work with data, its time to get
comfortable communicating with databases
This video is PACKED with info and will get you set up with your first database
https://www.youtube.com/embed/SBvmnHTQIPY
Once you feel like you have a firm grasp on making API requests, go back to the apps that
you made when learning HTML/CSS and level them up by adding in data
Here's an awesome directory with tons of public APIs you can use for free to do just that
GitHub - toddmotto/public-apis: A collective list of free APIs
A collective list of free APIs. Contribute to toddmotto/public-apis development by
creating an account on GitHub.
https://github.com/toddmotto/public-apis/
I highly recommend pulling data into all of the web apps on your portfolio page
API integration is one of the skills that takes your development to the next level
You can also make yourself sound a lot smarter than you really are in interviews by breaking
down APIs you've used
7. Learn React
React is arguably the most in-demand skill for front-end devs to have
Mastering it will take your front-end game to the next level, allowing you to build fast,
dynamic, and user-friendly single-page applications
Youll have to build multiple React apps until you start to get the hang of it
This 8-hour-long walkthrough of building a social media app using the MERN stack is a
great place to start (You'll be using everything mentioned up till this point to build it)
https://www.youtube.com/embed/VsUzmlZfYNg?start=3
8. Spend a month refining your portfolio page and build a passion project
If you dont have a CS degree, youll need to find another way to get your foot in the door and
land interviews (its tough)
Build something youre proud of and blast it on your resume/linkedin/portfolio page
The stock trading simulator I built as a passion project is what got recruiters interested the
most and also gave me tons to talk about during the interview itself
Build the app around something you love, the passion will show even more and interviewers
tend to like seeing that
9. Practice Data Structure/Algorithm problems
Once you land an interview, you're inevitably going to need to solve a couple coding
problems on the spot
Codewars was huge for me here. It gamifies coding questions and makes the process fun.
Codewars - Achieve mastery through coding practice and developer m…
A coding practice website for all programming levels – Join a community of over 3
million developers and improve your coding skills in over 55 programming
languages!
https://www.codewars.com/
To wrap this all up, its important to note that none of this works if you don't put in the time
Personally I dedicated 8-12 hours a day for half a year straight before landing a job
Its a tough process, but I truly believe anyone can do it with enough time put in
Ironically enough, I quit my job a year later after achieving financial freedom via NFTs
If you're interested, I write about them weekly here:
Wumbo Jumbo by Cirrus - Revue
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If you want to skip the learning and just need some dev work done...feel free to reach out
using the form here: wumbolabs.com
Thanks for reading and feel free to dm me any questions if you ever get stuck!
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