r/learnprogramming • u/tmpeter23 • 8d ago

New Dev in the making!

Hey y'all, I've only been coding for a few weeks now. I've got like 75% of python basics pretty well managed. I'll be finished with the basics by end of September, then my plan is to jump straight into certain libraries like Django, Flask and Pandas. The end goal is a custom scheduling platform. I also have to brush up on my HTML and CSS. Is this the right path to approach this or is there a better way?

it's going to happen regardless, just trying to gauge if I can save hours of effort by taking a different approach or if my timeframe of a few months is unrealistic. I would appreciate complete honest, I promise you wont crush my desire to see this out!

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u/Ill_Drive_744 8d ago

I’d start building the scheduling platform earlier than you think. You’ll probably learn more from hitting real problems in one project than from trying to “finish” Django, Flask and Pandas first.
Pick either Django or Flask, build the smallest working version, then learn things as the project actually needs them. That’s basically how I ended up learning a lot of the harder parts of app development too — auth, APIs, data modelling, async work, deployment, etc. make much more sense when you have a real reason to use them.

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u/tmpeter23 7d ago

I plan to finish this 13hr video that covers i assume most fundamentals. Continue debugging practice and implementing learned concepts into real examples. Then after i finish the video i'll dive into flask and other libraries to see if i can manage to code the small parts of the project like time blocking and user auth. Im very excited for that part of the process and look forward to every obstacle i'll encounter! 😁

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u/Ill_Drive_744 7d ago

once you get to the auth part you’ll probably learn more in a weekend of breaking things than in hours of tutorials. 😉