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>Hi /r/learnprogramming. I started programming 6 months ago, going from zero programming knowledge to having my pick at several NYC start-up web developer job offers. I got started by reading /r/learnprogramming, but eventually began building projects, participating in open source, reading books, and pair programming with other developers.
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>To express my gratitude for this community and the impact it’s had on my path to becoming a developer, I’d like to share with you the steps I took.
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>1. HTML/CSS
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>Resources:
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> W3Schools
> HTML/CSS by Jon Duckett
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>I had a head start with HTML and CSS because I worked as a product designer in college. Jon Duckett's book was a great resource for the fundamentals. To practice, I worked on my personal website’s HTML and CSS.
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>2. JavaScript / jQuery / AJAX
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>Resources: Eloquent JavaScript
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>This book is very good for beginners, as it teaches JavaScript step by step, from basic syntax, all the way to higher-order functions, object orientation, algorithms, and jQuery. It's very clear and well written; I never had to look anything up on Google while reading. It also gave me many ideas for projects to build for my portfolio.
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>When you want to animate elements on your webpage, jQuery is the tool to use. I also learned this by reading StackOverflow answers and the jQuery documentation. You don't have to learn this before you get a web page up on the Internet, but you will need it eventually. AJAX lets you make asynchronous web calls, which allows you to change the DOM (the elements on the web page) without refreshing the page, allowing for a smoother user experience.
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>To sharpen my JavaScript knowledge, I added animations to my website, and made a table whose cells change to a randomly generated color when clicked. I eventually refactored the hex code generation to a Ruby gem, then used AJAX calls to retrieve the data from the server — in a Ruby on Rails app.
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>3. Git
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>Resources:
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> StackOverflow
> Pair programming
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>Git is how developers save and share their work, and collaborate with each other.
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>While Git is a very complex tool, there are only four basic commands you really need to be effective from the start. "status", "add", "commit", "push". These four commands will be like your arms and legs because you type them tens of times everyday. If you find yourself needing to do something fancier, then StackOverflow likely has the answer.
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>Since you can’t really practice Git on its own, the only way to become comfortable with it is by incorporating it into your development workflow.
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>4. Ruby
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>Learn to Program by Chris Pine
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>This book is structured like Eloquent JavaScript, except for Ruby. It was a great introduction to the Ruby language because the author wrote the book for total beginners.
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>The Well Grounded Rubyist by David A. Black
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>This book builds upon your basic Ruby knowledge. It's gives a very in-depth look at Ruby's core API, including syntactic sugar, metaprogramming, and other Rubyisms.
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>To hone in on my Ruby skills, I worked on a number of projects. I started with easy problems on Project Euler, then worked my way up to solving harder ones, like Hangman, 24, and Sudoku.
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>5. Twitter Bootstrap
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>This is used to quickly stylize web pages. I learned by watching Youtube videos, reading other peoples’ code on GitHub, and the official Bootstrap documentation. This is a great tool that everyone web developer needs to learn to use.
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>Once I read a bit about Bootstrap, I added it to my own personal website to get some practice and to make it look better.
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>6. SQL
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>Resources: SQLzoo.com
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>SQLzoo is great because it encourages learning by doing.
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>I went light on SQL because I knew about ActiveRecord, a tool available in Rails that lets us query our database with plain old Ruby.
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>7. Ruby on Rails + Testing
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>Resources:
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> One Month Rails
> Rails 4 in Action
>* Everyday Rails Testing with RSpec
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>One Month Rails was the perfect introduction to Ruby on Rails because it doesn’t go deeply into technical details. I think it’s designed for entrepreneurs who just want to get an idea off the ground quickly. It made the content in Rails 4 in Action feel familiar.
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>Rails 4 in action, although a bit frustrating at times because it’s outdated, walks readers through a test-driven approach to the building of a ticket management app.
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>After reading as much of this book as I could, a friend of mine helped me revisit all of my old Ruby applications and test them.
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>Although these resources were immensely helpful, I think having the mentorship of another developer made a greater difference in my learning. I had a friend who pair-programmed with me daily, reviewed my code, and showed me how to think like a software developer.
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>If you're interested in learning more, you can visit Ruby on Richards and sign up for the free mailing list where I'm sharing a more detailed walkthrough of the path to becoming a professional web developer. There are also things you pay for, but the in-depth guide is free.
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>Cheers.

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