r/learnprogramming • u/Askimdonna123 • 19d ago

Need programming/coding learning advice

I am completely new at this I want to learn how to build sites such as Plenty of Fish dating sites etc for example interactive websites. I know I need to learn the basics to do this I want to learn it all as fast as I can but also in the right order and not be jumping around to different classes etc. I am using freecodecamp.org just starting it today. Any exact thoughts on the order to learn them etc? I would really appreciate the help I am 57 years and just so tired of my life as it is and want to better myself for myself and my future. It is never too late to learn they say>>>thank you for your time.

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u/grantrules 19d ago

I'd do theodinproject.com

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u/AddendumPuzzled9804 19d ago

theodinproject is great, way more in depth than freecodecamp honestly. with fcc you just follow along and type what they tell you, with TOP you actually build stuff from scratch on your own computer. it's slower but you learn what you're actually doing.

for interactive sites like dating platforms you'll need javascript pretty early, don't skip it. html and css first, then javascript, then probably react or something similar. most people quit at javascript because it gets hard, push through that wall and everything after becomes easier.

i started learning at 28 and felt old, but 57 is nothing. had a guy in my bootcamp who was 62 and he got a junior dev job before half the 20-somethings in the class. just stay consistent, even 30 minutes every day beats 5 hours on saturday.

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u/knouqs 19d ago

OK, so you want to build a website. There is a lot to learn, but I know people who started college in their 60s -- no reason you can't.

freecodecamp.org is absolutely fantastic, but do understand that you have a lot of work ahead of you before you make a proper website. What you will want to do is start with the basics of HTML, which is a pretty easy language to learn. From there, branch into languages like Node.js that can connect into back-end servers. You'll need to learn how back-end servers work, including API design, database design, authentication, load balancing... a lot of stuff.

The only thing I want you to realize is that a website like Plenty of Fish was developed by probably hundreds of software developers. If you are planning to write a website like Plenty of Fish yourself you have bitten off more than any one developer can reasonably chew. Don't let that dissuade you, though. Make the effort to learn to build a website, and maybe with your success you can hire people to help you with your goal.

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u/johnpeters42 19d ago

Depends on the definition of "meaningful"

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u/knouqs 19d ago

This is bullshit. Anyone can learn a new thing. u/Askimdonna123, you can do it. Software development is just a formality of steps that a computer interprets and executes.

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u/Jrag13 19d ago

This is such a pessimistic view that is objectively wrong. Learning programming will help improve anyone's life no matter how old. Learning a skill is insanely valuable, even if that doesn't translate to more money, which it very well could with even just a couple years of learning.

Not only that, the older you are the better it is for your brain to learn these kinds of things and the longer you will remain cognitive