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Code Academy
Sep. 29th, 2023 05:17 amRecently, I had the revelation (thanks to my partner) that I could have a career in Web Design (or perhaps other coding) without the need for college and math courses if I used Code Academy instead. So that's precisely what I've done. The entry fee is steep (around $330 for a year, but that's the Professional version!), but it's far cheaper than college itself, so I'm already doing loads better. The price will also keep me motivated to keep working, so I don't feel guilty to wasting my money.
It also helps that I love web design and coding, at least the HTML and CSS that I've experienced thus far. I love making websites look pretty with some simple (and sometimes, more elaborate) coding. I've been frankensteining code together for my websites since I was fourteen. Granted, it won't be as easy as what I was doing, but that's what Code Academy is for. It'll teach me everything I need to know, and then it'l be up to me to put it in action and practice it. That sounds like something I can do!
I'm about halfway through the first course on HTML, and my notes are pretty long. They'll be great to reference if I forget something (I can't just read something once and remember it, I need to do it repeatedly to memorize things). I can't wait to get to the CSS. I won't lie, so far, that's what I'm most excited about. It's going to be a lot of fun, I think, to be able to create projects on my own. Ultimately, I'll be able to build my own Toyhou.se layouts and charge for them. I'll be able to make websites (well, I already do!) and build them from scratch. It's going to be great!
Honestly, this could be it for me. I don't think college is necessary for having a career in web design, so long as you have an impressive portfolio. I think it's more about connections than anything else, and while I know college is meant to introduce you to said connections, I'm hoping that Code Academy will pick up some of that slack. There's a forum on it that's already proven to be exceedingly helpful. I've asked a few questions, and I received an answer for each one within an hour or two.
I'm using VS Code for my preferred platform for coding. I've watched a few videos on it from Code Academy already to figure out how to make it work, though I intuited a lot from it as well. I've got a neat black and pastel pink/purple theme for it and some nifty plugins to ease my quality of life. It's cool, too, because one of them lets you see what your code would look like in practice on a live website. There's also a plugin that prettifies your code for you, which basically enhances the readability of it. That's awesome.
Alright! This was a good break, but I need to get back to practicing the HTML I've learned (half of which I already knew) in the form of a project issues to me by Code Academy. Wish me luck!
It also helps that I love web design and coding, at least the HTML and CSS that I've experienced thus far. I love making websites look pretty with some simple (and sometimes, more elaborate) coding. I've been frankensteining code together for my websites since I was fourteen. Granted, it won't be as easy as what I was doing, but that's what Code Academy is for. It'll teach me everything I need to know, and then it'l be up to me to put it in action and practice it. That sounds like something I can do!
I'm about halfway through the first course on HTML, and my notes are pretty long. They'll be great to reference if I forget something (I can't just read something once and remember it, I need to do it repeatedly to memorize things). I can't wait to get to the CSS. I won't lie, so far, that's what I'm most excited about. It's going to be a lot of fun, I think, to be able to create projects on my own. Ultimately, I'll be able to build my own Toyhou.se layouts and charge for them. I'll be able to make websites (well, I already do!) and build them from scratch. It's going to be great!
Honestly, this could be it for me. I don't think college is necessary for having a career in web design, so long as you have an impressive portfolio. I think it's more about connections than anything else, and while I know college is meant to introduce you to said connections, I'm hoping that Code Academy will pick up some of that slack. There's a forum on it that's already proven to be exceedingly helpful. I've asked a few questions, and I received an answer for each one within an hour or two.
I'm using VS Code for my preferred platform for coding. I've watched a few videos on it from Code Academy already to figure out how to make it work, though I intuited a lot from it as well. I've got a neat black and pastel pink/purple theme for it and some nifty plugins to ease my quality of life. It's cool, too, because one of them lets you see what your code would look like in practice on a live website. There's also a plugin that prettifies your code for you, which basically enhances the readability of it. That's awesome.
Alright! This was a good break, but I need to get back to practicing the HTML I've learned (half of which I already knew) in the form of a project issues to me by Code Academy. Wish me luck!
