So I want to learn web development. Now what?
You might want to grab a cup of coffee
My last article about the importance of getting started on your programming education is my most-read article on Medium so far. Like anything in my life, my writing is an experiment. When I see as many people getting excited about programming as I have because of this, it excites me too, and tells me I’ve hit a nerve.
I think there’s a little more to the story that I didn’t fully flush out. So here, I want to set you on the path to writing your first line of code as quickly as possible. I don’t want to delude you: there is no getting over the fact that programming is an iterative process. I love this article, describing the process of programming through the allegory of cooking. The author describes the frustration of “just getting started” when there isn’t a clear picture of what “getting started” means. I can’t just yell at you to “GO FORTH AND CODE” without at least helping you understand what you need in order to do that.