Day1: Just do it

In this entire blog I will document how I did it, learn to code. It is up to you if you want to take the same path, however each step I take is because there is a reason for it. This blog is not about explaining you why, how and when to do it. Every step is based on book “profession: programmer” written by Maciej Aniserowicz, but the entire book is in Polish and there is no translation as far as I am aware. I think this blog might be for people that can use it as a short list with steps and later on it will focus on difficulties encountered while coding and how they got resolved, so maybe only few first posts will be a benefit for you.

  1. Create a blog, a diary or something similar, basically something were you will document everything. I have created this blog for free and within only few minutes. Do not spend time on creating logo, think too long how you name it, what layout to use etc.
  2. You will need a professional email. Create one if you don’t posses one yet.
  3. Create github account.
  4. Go through the https://guides.github.com/activities/hello-world/
  5. Create Stack Overflow account.
  6. Pick a technology. Just one and master it. I have picked Java. I can always change it later on. Python sounds very tempting.
  7. Pick a framework. First project I will start in GWT.
  8. Get Java SDK as it is prerequisite for GWT.
  9. Get Apache Ant as it is prerequisite for GWT.