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.
- 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.
- You will need a professional email. Create one if you don’t posses one yet.
- Create github account.
- Go through the https://guides.github.com/activities/hello-world/
- Create Stack Overflow account.
- Pick a technology. Just one and master it. I have picked Java. I can always change it later on. Python sounds very tempting.
- Pick a framework. First project I will start in GWT.
- Get Java SDK as it is prerequisite for GWT.
- Get Apache Ant as it is prerequisite for GWT.