I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days. Today is day 115

Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by bencollier49 on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @02:23PM (#6098043)

Also doing it out of a paid-for shared workspace. I mean, I love the stuff she's doing, it makes sense that she'd be able to do it working full time, but she must be independently wealthy to be able to afford it.

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Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by obstacle1 on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @05:48PM (#6099324)

I know nothing about Jennifer or her lifestyle. But it is not that hard for a young, single person whose main activity is being productive to save up 6 months of living expenses.

Use of shared desks costs like $200 a month at places like Citizen Space, so it's not like that's a bank breaker.

If she had a family it would make less sense. If she were living a 'baller' lifestyle, drinking and partying every weekend, it would make less sense. But if she's an unattached workaholic, her life probably costs very little and no independent wealth is required.

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Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by thenomad on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @02:24PM (#6098059)

Or just taking a sabbatical.

I know a fair number of people who have retrained at University for another career, for example. Most of them weren't independently wealthy - they'd just saved up enough to be able to afford to go to university for a year.

Edit: that's exactly what Jennifer says she's been doing, above - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6098083

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Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by bencollier49 on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @07:03PM (#6099733)

Good stuff! Well, it seems to be working.

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Re:I'm learning to code by building 180 websites in 180 days... by unreal37 on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @11:47PM (#6100798)

It doesn't take much to save $10,000, which is more than enough to fund 6 months off work to learn something.

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