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Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by jenniferDewalt on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @01:31PM (#6097596)
Just before I started the project, I looked around the internet for some resources to see what I was getting myself into. There are so many awesome places to get information out there. Stack Overflow, the Wikipedia, demos, tutorials, documentation. I spend about 10 hours a day working on the project and the vast majority of that time is me digging through those amazing resources.
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Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by future_grad on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @01:38PM (#6097677)
Just curious, how do you fund working on these projects 10 hours a day?

Good work on them. Perfect way to have a portfolio ready for the world.

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Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by jenniferDewalt on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @02:27PM (#6098083)
I saved up some money so that I could learn to code full time.
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Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by Scaevolus on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @02:36PM (#6098152)
Do you think your art background helped you develop the focus and dedication to work on projects for such long periods of time? Most programmers couldn't manage that.
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Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by jenniferDewalt on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @02:50PM (#6098250)
Absolutely! When making art, you often go through a 'research' phase where you make a lot of sketches, models, mock-up, etc. Most of it is garbage but at the end you've prepared yourself to tackle the real thing. I sometimes think of this project as a really intense version of that process.
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Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by ihnorton on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @03:53PM (#6098658)
You really should blog about this! 'Build one to throw away' is a common (very insufficiently applied, in my case) programming aphorism, but it would be neat to hear a take on it from an artist's perspective where you quite literally throw it away and there is no copy-paste between projects.
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Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by jenniferDewalt on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @05:53PM (#6099356)
That is a really great idea! I am definitely sticking that one in my queue.
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Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by JackDanger on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @04:37PM (#6098928)
I second the interest in a blog post. Jennifer, it's rare that someone develops an art background before programming so I'd love to hear your thoughts on the similarities and differences.
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Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by kpennell on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @04:11PM (#6098774)
I'm going to move to India to do just this.
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Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by playhard on Thursday July 25, 2013 @03:13AM (#6101271)
Just curious. Where in India?
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Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by kpennell on Monday July 29, 2013 @03:27PM (#6123299)
Don't know yet. Any ideaS?
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Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by moron4hire on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @04:30PM (#6098887)
What on earth do you mean by this?
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Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by kirklove on Thursday July 25, 2013 @08:20AM (#6102024)
Do you have a list of your favorite resources. Would be great to see that path... Like I built this and used this to learn. Fantastic job btw. Kudos!
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Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by jenniferDewalt on Thursday July 25, 2013 @02:02PM (#6103875)
I don't have a formal list right now but I do have a folder full of random bookmarks which I'll do something with at some point. I always keep a window open with tabs to Stack Overflow, jQuery docs, Underscore docs, and Ruby on Rails Guides (if I am using Rails that day). I usually keep another window open with tabs to styling tools like http://www.colorhexa.com/.
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