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Code Conquest Newsletter #3
Mar 6, 2013
How’s this for motivation? Last week, Mashable profiled 9 apps that were built by self-taught coders.
These people don’t have computer science degrees. They’ve all learnt coding over the Internet, with the help of online coding schools like Treehouse.
One of the coders, Jordan Garn, has created three iPhone apps. He used Treehouse’s tutorials to learn how to make them. His apps (a fitness app, a reminder app and a habit-building app) now earn him $2,000 per month. That’s right – coding is serious business.
Click the below link to read the article…
http://mashable.com/2013/02/26/teach-yourself-to-code/
How can you become one of those people? Learning code is a good start, but it will only get you so far. To build a fully-fledged app, you’ll need to learn…
- how to apply your skills to a real project
- how to test your software
- interface design, and user experience
- business and marketing skills
Treehouse can teach you all of these things. And that’s all in addition to essential coding skills, of course. All the time, people around the world are building their own websites and apps, just like the 9 profiled in the article. If you join Treehouse, you can teach yourself to be one of them.
Find out more about Treehouse here…
https://www.codeconquest.com/reviews/treehouse/
How to Stay Motivated
If you’re feeling a bit bored learning coding, here are some tips help you to stay motivated.
- Network with like-minded people learning code
- Focus on what you enjoy
- Try a new skill or coding language
Feeling lethargic is totally normal – it happens to everyone. You just need to know how to deal with it.
Read the full article here…
https://www.codeconquest.com/bored-programming/
Programmer Jokes
Of all the professions, programmers are definitely the subject of a lot of jokes. As a bit of fun, here’s a discussion we found where programmers have contributed their favorite programmer jokes.
Read it here…
http://stackoverflow.hewgill.com/questions/234/075.html
Quotation of the Week
“An understanding of computer science is becoming increasingly essential in today’s world.”
– Sheryl Sandberg
Chief Operating Officer, Facebook
Until next time,
The Code Conquest Team
Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the post above are “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will add value to my readers.
