Let's go back to the beginning. I started learning to code in 2014 for two reasons, one, because I enjoyed it, and two, because I was living in Asia and thought learning to code would open up opportunities for remote work.
It's 2019, 5 years after I started learning to code and 3 years after my last entry, "Day 316." So this entry, "Day 317: An Update, 3 Years Later" will go over what's happened in between.
In sum, I graduated from The Coding Bootcamp at UT Austin and then I was a TA for about two years. That was the most fun job I ever had and I'd totally be up for doing it again at some point, it was just super fun. I transitioned over time from that onsite role into remote roles, including remote tutoring, remote TA'ing, and being a remote interviewer for various tech roles.
The journey's been amazing, and over the last few weeks, I've been considering learning UI/UX. Why? Because I enjoy the field, I've got a lot of free time, and I love learning.
So yeah! I'm in the process of designing a study plan for this new endeavor, just like I did for learning to code.
Learning to code opened up so many doors for me, it's been awesome. I can say without hesitation that my coding skills improved my life much more than my college degree did.
Life is good.
The work I've been able to do since learning to code has all been extremely enjoyable, it doesn't feel like work at all. Since learning to code, I've basically had a series of dream jobs, from being a TA, to being a remote tutor, to being a remote TA, to my current remote gig, it's just been sublime.
I'm always learning new things, and I'm thinking UI/UX will be my new focus. As always, these posts are more for personal consumption, they were never really meant to be for the internet, but I put them on the internet simply as a way of keeping myself accountable.
So yeah, learning to code changed my life, it's been absolutely amazing, and now I'm going to build on that knowledge and dive into UI/UX.
I started off by getting six UI/UX books, and at the same time I dive into them, I'll be going over other online material, just like I did when learning to code.
Ok, ok, that's the update, and I'm excited, this is going to be awesome!!! :)
SUMMARY OF CODING & UI/UX SKILLS
Books on Shipping Product/Bootstrapping a Startup: Status
Getting Real: The Smarter, Faster, Easier
Way to Build a Successful Web Application Purchased/Unread
UI/UX Books: Status
Don't Make Me Think Purchased/Unread
The Design of Everyday Things Purchased/Unread
The Elements of User Experience Purchased/Unread
UX Design Purchased/Unread
Getting Real: The Smarter, Faster, Easier Way to Build a Successful Web Application
Getting Real: The Smarter, Faster, Easier Way to Build a Successful Web Application
Coding Books: Status
"Head First HTML and CSS," by E. Robson & E. Freeman Complete
"Head First HTML and CSS," by E. Robson & E. Freeman Complete
"A Smarter Way to Learn JavaScript," by Mark Myers Complete
"HTML and CSS," by Jon Duckett Complete
"JavaScript and JQuery," by Jon Duckett Complete
Team Treehouse (Front End Web Dev Track Complete): Status
How to Make a Website Complete
HTML Complete
HTML Forms Complete
HTML Tables Complete
HTML Video and Audio Complete
CSS Foundations Complete
CSS Basics Complete
CSS Layout Techniques Complete
CSS Layout Basics Complete
CSS Selectors Complete
Responsive Layouts Complete
CSS Flexbox Layout Complete
Framework Basics (Bootstrap and Foundation) Complete
Framework Basics (Bootstrap and Foundation) Complete
Git Basics Complete
Console Foundations Complete
Introduction to Programming Complete
JavaScript Basics Complete
JavaScript Loops, Arrays, & Objects Complete
AJAX Basics Complete
JQuery Basics Complete
Interactive Web Pages With JavaScript Complete
Object-Oriented JavaScript Complete
Accessibility Complete
Website Optimization Complete
Front End Performance Optimization Complete
Aesthetic Foundations Complete
Design Foundations Complete
Adobe Photoshop Foundations Complete
Adobe Illustrator Foundations 66% Complete
Other Courses: Status
HTML and CSS (Codecademy) Complete
Introduction to Web Dev (The Odin Project) Complete
Web Dev 101 (The Odin Project) 33% Complete
Free Code Camp (FCC) Status
1. Get Started with Free Code Camp Complete
2. HTML5 and CSS Complete
3. Responsive Design with Bootstrap Complete
4. Gear up for Success Complete
5. jQuery Complete
6. Basic Front End Development Projects Complete
7. Basic JavaScript Complete
8. Object Oriented and Functional Programming Complete
9. Basic Algorithm Scripting Complete
10. JSON API's and Ajax Complete
11. Intermediate Front End Development Projects Complete
5. jQuery Complete
6. Basic Front End Development Projects Complete
7. Basic JavaScript Complete
8. Object Oriented and Functional Programming Complete
9. Basic Algorithm Scripting Complete
10. JSON API's and Ajax Complete
11. Intermediate Front End Development Projects Complete
12. Intermediate Algorithm Scripting Complete
13. Advanced Front End Development Projects Complete
14. Claim Your Front End Development Certificate Complete
The Coding Boot Camp at UT Austin Status (starts 4/19/2016)
Week 1-6: Mastering the Browser (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery) Complete
Week 7-10: API & JSON (RESTful API"s, parsing JSON, AJAX) Complete
Week 11-14: Server Side (Node.js, MySQL, MongoDB) Complete
Week 15-18: Frameworks (React, React Native) Complete
Week 18-21: Full Stack Coding Complete
Week 22-24: Final Project Complete
My Web Dev Portfolio: www.adamcamacho.com
CodePen Projects: http://codepen.io/Adancode/
Week 22-24: Final Project Complete
My Web Dev Portfolio: www.adamcamacho.com
CodePen Projects: http://codepen.io/Adancode/
GitHub Projects: https://github.com/Adancode
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamcamacho1
Team Treehouse Profile: https://teamtreehouse.com/adamcamacho
Free Code Camp Profile: http://www.freecodecamp.com/adancode
Team Treehouse Profile: https://teamtreehouse.com/adamcamacho
Free Code Camp Profile: http://www.freecodecamp.com/adancode
Hours Spent on Coding or UI/UX During This Blog Entry: 0
Total Hours Coding: 1,717 (I stopped counting coding hours at 1,717, I landed a role as a TA later, and the coding after work never stopped, it's MUCH higher than 1,717 now)
Total Hours of UI/UX: 0
