How I got myself into Web Development
Tags: motivation, alphastory, webdev
Published: 2021-01-22 09:31:14

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# How I got myself into Web Development

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I am a young developer, but somehow experienced in the field. I am no prodigy, however; the path I walked through here is not so smooth. Like everyone else, I also struggled trying to stay focused on learning. I had a lot of challenges along the way, but I kept on pushing through, and here I am, writing my first blog post in a website I have written from scratch.

I started out early; I first tried to learn programming when I was 12 years old, but like most newbies, I was just a script kiddie. Years later, after trying out things and living my teen years to the fullest, I decided to pick up programming again. This time, I wanted to take it more seriously, and was hoping on starting to build a career out of it.

## I’ll read everything about programming

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Not to boast, but I was a “smart” kid. I was supposed to pick things up fast. And being “serious” about trying to learn programming, I thought I would be doing this the smart way, and spent one afternoon *researching* the current trend of **high-paying** programming languages; downloaded all of the how-to books; and because I was oblivious (and supposedly smart) of what was ahead of me, I thought I’d be able to learn a few languages in less than a month. Having such an ambitious deadline at the back of my head, I started my journey.

I started with the fundamentals of HTML, since I had always been fascinated with web technologies. I thought I could finish the book within three days or so, but a month later, I barely could write a single page, without having to google tags for reference. And because I had to attend classes at the same time, it was only a matter of time before I thought to myself that maybe this isn’t just for me. 

## Eureka Moment

A year passed, I was looking on how to start a business – and programming completely left my mind – when I came across a video about the basics of web development. Out of curiosity, I decided to watch the video. Minutes into the tutorial, I was hooked, and I felt like I was learning a lot more in this no-more-than 10-minute video than the amount I learned in one month of reading books. Mesmerized, I kept on watching the series. A few hours into the marathon, I found myself being able to write web pages with HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Riding the momentum, despite classes, I kept on learning the fundamentals. After a week, I was able to write a randomly-generating-name app for my class, after a month an app that randomly generates outfits given the circumstances of the day, and the month after a school-system, with backend functionalities.

Everything seemed to be going well, when I was stricken with depression, and all just fell apart. All of my progress was put to a halt. I *took off of 4 months* of precious learning, given it was also school break. 

When I was able to stand back on my feet again, however, I started learning all the modern technologies, I first overlooked. Given the powers of React and Flux, I was able to write a basic frontend for a hotel-booking application. But, my path to being a web developer was once again blocked, because school became quite demanding, and I had writing (I was a freelance writer) gigs piled up – I chose to take the gigs, because I couldn’t make something out of web development, at the time.

Even though I couldn’t allocate a dedicated time solely for honing my development skills, I tried my best to learn every day. I ask myself questions on how certain functionalities work, and I read stuff about them. This way, I was never completely out of touch with web development. I am also studying Computer Science, so my programming knowledge, in general, is always revved up. 

## Finally

The COVID pandemic came through, and I wanted to do my part in helping the community. COVID trackers were scarce in the early weeks of the pandemic (at least in my country), and so I wanted to make a unique one. Since classes were suspended, I had all the time I have had always needed. Although I finished it a little too late, I learned invaluable knowledge, and this first full-stack project marked the beginning of my continuous ride into web development.

Spending at least 10 hours every day for 5 months, I was able to create 8 applications, of which 6 are full-stack. Finally, I can say that I am a web developer. It has been almost 4 years in the making, but I am here. Certainly, it wasn’t a smooth ride, but all those years, for me, were essential. I wouldn’t have made it without all those struggles. So, for all you people out there, who are struggling, continuously failing, and doubting, **KEEP GOING**. It may not be for you today, but as long as you keep on believing and trying, **YOU WILL GET THERE. WE WILL GET THERE. CLAIM IT.**


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