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[Bisco]

@Bisco How has it been going for you?

Hey AFL_ITALIA!) thank you for asking bro) sorry for the late reply. It has been going alright so far, I’ve started the 2nd phase which deals with the backend using the express framework, along with the majority of its components like handlebars, express-sessions, etc. it’s intense however I actually love it very much, it’s way more interesting than the first phase. Last week we had a project from a “client “ where me and three others had to build him an application that organizes events. I’m actually on my way to sit my phase 2 exam, And although I’m not very confident I will clear it today I’m not frustrated nor am I disappointed, I’ve grown a lot over the past 3 weeks. I used to hate sequelize, now it’s easy for me ( particularly sequelize-cli) , I can easily do a sign in, sign up, log out authorization system ( wanted to dabble with google passport) but never got around to doing it. So all in all it’s alright. For me what makes this phase hard is the 1- the sheer amount of files and folders you work with ( routing around) , 2 and this will be the sword I fall on, it’s my lapses in concentration!! You make one tiny mistake and it will find a way to ruin your day so what ever is the outcome I’m alright. Phase three is all about react and redux so should be fun.

How are you doing? What are you studying now? Good luck bro and thank you very much for taking the time to ask))


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[AFL_ITALIA]

Hey AFL_ITALIA!) thank you for asking bro) sorry for the late reply. It has been going alright so far, I’ve started the 2nd phase which deals with the backend using the express framework, along with the majority of its components like handlebars, express-sessions, etc. it’s intense however I actually love it very much, it’s way more interesting than the first phase. Last week we had a project from a “client “ where me and three others had to build him an application that organizes events. I’m actually on my way to sit my phase 2 exam, And although I’m not very confident I will clear it today I’m not frustrated nor am I disappointed, I’ve grown a lot over the past 3 weeks. I used to hate sequelize, now it’s easy for me ( particularly sequelize-cli) , I can easily do a sign in, sign up, log out authorization system ( wanted to dabble with google passport) but never got around to doing it. So all in all it’s alright. For me what makes this phase hard is the 1- the sheer amount of files and folders you work with ( routing around) , 2 and this will be the sword I fall on, it’s my lapses in concentration!! You make one tiny mistake and it will find a way to ruin your day so what ever is the outcome I’m alright. Phase three is all about react and redux so should be fun.

How are you doing? What are you studying now? Good luck bro and thank you very much for taking the time to ask))


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Sounds good man, glad to hear you're progressing well. There's always going to be things that you have no idea about in this field, but when you feel overwhelmed just compare yourself now to when you started, the progress is crazy to see. I've heard of Handlebars but myself have never used it, I did learn EJS through the Udemy course I took, but after playing with React it seems kinda pointless now . I found the amount of files and folder to be challenging too, especially when data is getting passed back and forth between them. It's easier to understand once you build something from scratch though on your own, rather than learning about it. Also for some things I will code everything into one big file, and then separate it into smaller ones and try to export the relevant data once nearing completion. It just makes things a little clearer for me.

I've just been working on this one weather site using React for a while. I went into it without a clear idea of what I was trying to build, so I that draws things out a bit. Also I keep thinking up new things to add, so it feels like I'm never going to be finished . It's not very good looking since I'm definitely not a designer, but everything works and that's what matters to me. Learned a lot about React too. After this, I think I'll redo my portfolio site using React and add this project to it, to make myself look a bit better as a candidate.

 

[Siamak]

best books for programmers.

 

[AFL_ITALIA]

Anyone else play around with Codewars? The difficulty spike from 7 kyu to 6 is crazy.

 

[Siamak]

I didnt know about codewars, will try it out!

 

[AFL_ITALIA]

I didnt know about codewars, will try it out!

It's useful for practicing problem solving and writing algorithms. I've been working at this one for a while now and I have absolutely no idea where it's going wrong.

https://www.codewars.com/kata/57be87d184972da58e0001e2

Tomorrow I will take a coding test for a potential job. I will no doubt fail miserably for reasons like this, but it's good experience

 

[Nejc]

Do they measure performance of your code on codewars? I had an interview years ago where I had to solve some coding problems on Hackerrank, I failed because I didnt realize that code performance was measured and I ran out of time

 

[Siamak]

Do they measure performance of your code on codewars? I had an interview years ago where I had to solve some coding problems on Hackerrank, I failed because I didnt realize that code performance was measured and I ran out of time

most coding jobs make you write code on the interview, so codewars does help for that

 

[AFL_ITALIA]

Do they measure performance of your code on codewars? I had an interview years ago where I had to solve some coding problems on Hackerrank, I failed because I didnt realize that code performance was measured and I ran out of time

No I do not believe so. But what they do have is once you complete a kata or give up, you can see other submissions that other users rank. So you can compare your 10 line function that took you 20 minutes to write to the top voted one line function that does the same thing as yours, but better and faster so that you feel like a dumbass

 

[Siamak]

@Bisco
where are you up to?

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No I do not believe so. But what they do have is once you complete a kata or give up, you can see other submissions that other users rank. So you can compare your 10 line function that took you 20 minutes to write to the top voted one line function that does the same thing as yours, but better and faster so that you feel like a dumbass

Simple Programmer usually a programmer stands at home to learn and code

 

[suligodsilla]

From my experience, coding during the interview was the thing like 10 years ago. Nowadays, you have 3-4 rounds of interviews. After the first round you get a job that takes like 7 or 14 days to code and document your progress on some version control system until it's finished. Then you have the next round where you talk with technicians about your code.

 

[AFL_ITALIA]

From my experience, coding during the interview was the thing like 10 years ago. Nowadays, you have 3-4 rounds of interviews. After the first round you get a job that takes like 7 or 14 days to code and document your progress on some version control system until it's finished. Then you have the next round where you talk with technicians about your code.

I guess this is also dependent on what level of seniority the position that you're applying for is.

 

[Bisco]

@Bisco
where are you up to?

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Simple Programmer usually a programmer stands at home to learn and code

@Siamak @AFL_ITALIA

First off I'm so so sorry for my late reply it's been a massive rollercoaster ride. Secondly thank you so much for always asking about me, I appreciate it so much

You are spot on AFL-ITALIA with regards to handle bars not being a necessity once you start using react, however the whole purpose of handlebars really is when you need a front end on short notice other than that there is nothing much to it. It's easy to use and allows you to use front end sites like materialize ( by far the most annoying thing I've had to use).

As for working on your app, I think that's pretty awesome that's the best way to practice what you learned so keep going bro. I wouldn’t worry about having new ideas as you go, it’s awesome as it gives you a chance to play around and that’s the whole purpose

As for me, well since the last time I posted here I had to retake the second phase ( backend with express js) as I royally fucked up my exam for starters I didn’t quite understand how the code should work and instead depended on copy pasting my code a massive and honestly a stupid move on my part and it surely came back to bite me. So I’m glad they made me retake it because I definitely owned my exam and went on to create a covid telegram bot that gives you all the stats for any particular country using a third party api.

Today is my first day in phase 3, the last phase in this long tiresome journey. This phase is all about react and redux. The good news is I feel better about my abilities however the bad news is, I have one week and 3 days to understand how react and redux work and then another week and half to work on a final group project. So it’s going to be intense and all the guys and girls who went ahead and finished the third phase we’re brutally exhausted and I kid you not there were guys who shed a tear or two from being stressed and frustrated so as George w bush once said “bring it on” my weakness remains algorithmic logic however it’s improving slowly so can’t complain much. That my dear friends is my journey so far.

Please if you guys have any questions or you want me to share certain aspects don’t hesitate and I will do my best as soon as I get a chance.

I wish both of you in particular and all the rest who post here all the best in your journeys!! Keep pushing it’s doable guys and this is coming from a guy who never wrote a single line of JavaScript before the 14th of June 2021.

Forza tuz coders


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[AFL_ITALIA]

@Siamak @AFL_ITALIA

First off I'm so so sorry for my late reply it's been a massive rollercoaster ride. Secondly thank you so much for always asking about me, I appreciate it so much

You are spot on AFL-ITALIA with regards to handle bars not being a necessity once you start using react, however the whole purpose of handlebars really is when you need a front end on short notice other than that there is nothing much to it. It's easy to use and allows you to use front end sites like materialize ( by far the most annoying thing I've had to use).

As for working on your app, I think that's pretty awesome that's the best way to practice what you learned so keep going bro. I wouldn’t worry about having new ideas as you go, it’s awesome as it gives you a chance to play around and that’s the whole purpose

As for me, well since the last time I posted here I had to retake the second phase ( backend with express js) as I royally fucked up my exam for starters I didn’t quite understand how the code should work and instead depended on copy pasting my code a massive and honestly a stupid move on my part and it surely came back to bite me. So I’m glad they made me retake it because I definitely owned my exam and went on to create a covid telegram bot that gives you all the stats for any particular country using a third party api.

Today is my first day in phase 3, the last phase in this long tiresome journey. This phase is all about react and redux. The good news is I feel better about my abilities however the bad news is, I have one week and 3 days to understand how react and redux work and then another week and half to work on a final group project. So it’s going to be intense and all the guys and girls who went ahead and finished the third phase we’re brutally exhausted and I kid you not there were guys who shed a tear or two from being stressed and frustrated so as George w bush once said “bring it on” my weakness remains algorithmic logic however it’s improving slowly so can’t complain much. That my dear friends is my journey so far.

Please if you guys have any questions or you want me to share certain aspects don’t hesitate and I will do my best as soon as I get a chance.

I wish both of you in particular and all the rest who post here all the best in your journeys!! Keep pushing it’s doable guys and this is coming from a guy who never wrote a single line of JavaScript before the 14th of June 2021.

Forza tuz coders


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Learning to write algorithms is almost a lifelong process anyway, so don't stress yourself too much if you don't get things immediately. Glad to hear that you are progressing well though!

 

[Siamak]

@Siamak @AFL_ITALIA

First off I'm so so sorry for my late reply it's been a massive rollercoaster ride. Secondly thank you so much for always asking about me, I appreciate it so much

You are spot on AFL-ITALIA with regards to handle bars not being a necessity once you start using react, however the whole purpose of handlebars really is when you need a front end on short notice other than that there is nothing much to it. It's easy to use and allows you to use front end sites like materialize ( by far the most annoying thing I've had to use).

As for working on your app, I think that's pretty awesome that's the best way to practice what you learned so keep going bro. I wouldn’t worry about having new ideas as you go, it’s awesome as it gives you a chance to play around and that’s the whole purpose

As for me, well since the last time I posted here I had to retake the second phase ( backend with express js) as I royally fucked up my exam for starters I didn’t quite understand how the code should work and instead depended on copy pasting my code a massive and honestly a stupid move on my part and it surely came back to bite me. So I’m glad they made me retake it because I definitely owned my exam and went on to create a covid telegram bot that gives you all the stats for any particular country using a third party api.

Today is my first day in phase 3, the last phase in this long tiresome journey. This phase is all about react and redux. The good news is I feel better about my abilities however the bad news is, I have one week and 3 days to understand how react and redux work and then another week and half to work on a final group project. So it’s going to be intense and all the guys and girls who went ahead and finished the third phase we’re brutally exhausted and I kid you not there were guys who shed a tear or two from being stressed and frustrated so as George w bush once said “bring it on” my weakness remains algorithmic logic however it’s improving slowly so can’t complain much. That my dear friends is my journey so far.

Please if you guys have any questions or you want me to share certain aspects don’t hesitate and I will do my best as soon as I get a chance.

I wish both of you in particular and all the rest who post here all the best in your journeys!! Keep pushing it’s doable guys and this is coming from a guy who never wrote a single line of JavaScript before the 14th of June 2021.

Forza tuz coders


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happy for you bro. i impressed by your journey. unlike you i never taken any classes in programming. It's not that uncommon. It probably just depends on the use case though.
How many minimum hours a day is it best to learn programming?

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Learning to write algorithms is almost a lifelong process anyway, so don't stress yourself too much if you don't get things immediately. Glad to hear that you are progressing well though!

everyone has their own journey, but one thing stays the same - you will always be learning how to code. There are always changes to programming languages with new ways of doing things. even experienced devs will always be learning to stay current. If you stop learning then you stop growing, this applies to anything in life, too.

 

[Siamak]

from a former college classmate who works in Singapore:
If you know a little java or MS db administration you are solid. Tableau dashboards are in high demand these days! Get to it.

 

[suligodsilla]

It's useful for practicing problem solving and writing algorithms. I've been working at this one for a while now and I have absolutely no idea where it's going wrong.

https://www.codewars.com/kata/57be87d184972da58e0001e2

Tomorrow I will take a coding test for a potential job. I will no doubt fail miserably for reasons like this, but it's good experience

There is also this website: https://register.codingcontest.org/

Some companies give you 2-4 hours time to make a solution for one challenge, during the interview process.

 

[Siamak]

found these sites.

https://www.codewars.com/
https://coderbyte.com/
https://leetcode.com/

 

[Bisco]

boot camp update I unfortunately/fortunately depending on how you see it. I didn't pass my third and final phase which deals with react/redux/thunk/saga, which is ok for me because just a day in the first week I knew I had to repeat this phase no two ways about it. now, this third phase unlike the previous 3 ( remember it starts with phase 0) where you study for three full weeks, this phase is only one week and 3 days long ( yes you study all the above mentioned in just one week and 3 days!!! CRAZY!! I KNOW!!) also what I noticed with this phase is my Russian can take me so far without it becoming a factor in my understanding. surprisingly I did pretty much most of the tasks required in the test but I was quite honest with my instructors and came clean to them about me just copy-pasting most of the code from previous assignments I had solved with a friend of mine who also studies with me at the BootCamp. whereas it's ok to re-use code, I can't say I understood what I was copy-pasting. I struggled gravely with context, states, and overall with redux so I was happy and relieved when I was told I was going to repeat this phase. I spent the previous week coding along with a cool YouTuber/instructor called dev ed who explains things well and most importantly in English!! so I am good for now and ready to go back on Monday and get my hands dirty with this phase.

i have to say react is such an awesome thing to learn and it's no surprise it's the most in-demand library!! but my god is there a lot to learn!! add on top of that redux and you quickly have your hands busy. anyway, will keep you guys updated fingers crossed I pass it this time around!

 

[suligodsilla]

boot camp update I unfortunately/fortunately depending on how you see it. I didn't pass my third and final phase which deals with react/redux/thunk/saga, which is ok for me because just a day in the first week I knew I had to repeat this phase no two ways about it. now, this third phase unlike the previous 3 ( remember it starts with phase 0) where you study for three full weeks, this phase is only one week and 3 days long ( yes you study all the above mentioned in just one week and 3 days!!! CRAZY!! I KNOW!!) also what I noticed with this phase is my Russian can take me so far without it becoming a factor in my understanding. surprisingly I did pretty much most of the tasks required in the test but I was quite honest with my instructors and came clean to them about me just copy-pasting most of the code from previous assignments I had solved with a friend of mine who also studies with me at the BootCamp. whereas it's ok to re-use code, I can't say I understood what I was copy-pasting. I struggled gravely with context, states, and overall with redux so I was happy and relieved when I was told I was going to repeat this phase. I spent the previous week coding along with a cool YouTuber/instructor called dev ed who explains things well and most importantly in English!! so I am good for now and ready to go back on Monday and get my hands dirty with this phase.

i have to say react is such an awesome thing to learn and it's no surprise it's the most in-demand library!! but my god is there a lot to learn!! add on top of that redux and you quickly have your hands busy. anyway, will keep you guys updated fingers crossed I pass it this time around!

Wish you good luck!!!

Copy Paste is good