Learning to code with online videos is a really good thing

You can take breaks whenever you want, you can have the teacher repeat as many times as you want if something is not clear.

Honestly, learning while lying with your computer on your bed or in your underwear eating a yogurt, it's great !

But be careful, there are some mistakes you should not make if you want your e-learning to be a success and that's what I'm presenting you in this article

1. not having a training plan

When you train yourself online, it's very easy to go off the deep end...

You start following a video on HTML, then it goes on to another one that takes you to a site that talks about SQL queries and you jump from one topic to another.

You can spend days there without learning anything concrete and it's often a bit of a blur in your head because there's no logical sequence to structure it all.

You follow tutorials that are based on concepts or techniques that you have not learned before. You feel lost... I reassure you, we have almost all been there and it is normal to feel lost if you don't have a plan to follow.

You have to have a logical order of progression: learn A, then learn B which is based on A, then move on to C which is based on A and B and so on...

Tip: Whatever you want to learn, have a detailed step-by-step action plan with a logical order of progression.

2. Watch videos in spectator mode

If you're following online code courses like you're at the movies eating popcorn, you're doing it all wrong! Code is learned by practicing, which means you have to code yourself on your computer.

For example, you have just learned a new trick and you think you have understood it well? Go ahead! Use it right away by imagining something nice that can use it! Or you can recreate a situation similar to the one in the course but with variations.

The important thing is to systematically get into the habit of manipulating the code you have learned.

You can't learn code by heart! Have fun inventing new features!

Tip: Create things and if you find it fun, then you're on the right track! In short, the goal is to practice what you learn

3. don't have a specific goal

No matter what your reason for wanting to learn to code is, it really helps to know clearly why you're doing it, what your goal is?

• Do you want to find a good job in a company?

• You want to work remotely while traveling around the world?

• You want to start a freelance business?

• You want to create a website for your uncle's company?

• You want to earn a lot of money doing what you love?

I'm not saying that if you define your goal, everything is won, far from it. But the clearer and more defined your goal is, the more you will increase your chances of reaching it because in difficult moments, you will be able to take a deep breath and go back to conquering your goal!

Moreover, I'd like to take this opportunity to give you another piece of advice if your final goal is to work in a company or as a freelancer, you must imperatively build your identity as a developer.

When companies or potential clients are looking for a developer, they will look at his portfolio: they look at what he is able to do.

So take advantage of your online training to work on your personal website and portfolio, it will give you a good head start when you finish your training.

Now it's your turn!

I know you probably have a lot of things to do. But I want to make sure you don't make the mistake we just talked about.

So answer these questions directly:

• What is your goal?

• Why do you want to learn to code?

Remember: the more defined, the better

Thanks for reading!

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