LEARN TO CODE IN 2020,

GET HIRED, AND HAVE

FUN ALONG THE WAY

Andrei Neagoie
HEEELLLOOOOO!
I’m Andrei Neagoie, Founder and Lead Instructor of the Zero To Mastery Academy.

AAer working as a Senior SoAware Developer over the years, I now dedicate 100%
of my Lme teaching others valuable soAware development skills, help them break
into the tech industry, and advance their careers. In only two years, over 200,000
students around the world have taken my courses and many of them are now
working at top Ler companies like Apple, Google, Amazon, Tesla, IBM, UNIQLO,
just to name a few.

This guide provides step by step instrucLons on how to become a web developer
from having zero knowledge… for free. By puRng in the work, you’ll have the
opportunity to take control of your life, work in an exciLng industry with infinite
possibiliLes and live the life you want.

Happy Coding!
Andrei

Founder & Lead Instructor, Zero To Mastery

Andrei Neagoie

P.S. I also recently wrote a book called Principles For Programmers. You can download
the first five chapters for free here.

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Preface
For the past several years, I have been wriLng a series that goes viral every year
which gives you step by step instrucLons on how to become a Web Developer
from scratch, for free. Since 2017, thousands of students have followed these
steps. However, a lot has changed since last year's ediLon, so I wanted to share
with you the updated guide and changes for 2020 (with new resources)! The focus
is on efficiency: Learn the right topics that are in demand right now so you can get
hired as soon as possible.

These are the steps that you should be taking if you want to learn to code in
2020, change your career, and become a Web Developer (or get into the tech
industry).

This is part 1 of a 2 part series. You can read the second part here.

If you are a complete beginner, junior developer, or are curious about this
industry, this post is for you. However, if you are an established developer, you
may find some useful links in here as I list the best free resources to supercharge
your skills, but I also wrote a post on how to become a senior soAware
developer that may be more useful to you.

If you find this post too long, you can skip over and start from the 5 Months, Step
By Step SecOon. But you’ll hurt my feelings…so you know, you can live with that
guilt.

Ok you’re s+ll here. Great! I like you already. Let’s keep going…

Using only free online courses, tutorials and free tools, you can gain a valuable
skill that will allow you to be employed in a great industry that is rewarding,
challenging, and with a lot of opLons to move around the world (more on this
later). Best part? You don’t need a college degree or an expensive bootcamp. Nor
do you need to give away part of your income once you get hired which some new

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schools are doing (which sounds great unLl you have to start giving away some of
your pay checks).

Important note: This post may seem like a step by step guide of what to do to
become a developer, but if you look closely, it is a strategy that you can apply to
any sort of learning.

Why coding?

One day you can build the best soccer goalie in the world…

Before we get into the steps you can take to become a developer, we must first
dive into why you would want to go down this path. Every decision that will
require significant Lme of your life should be jusLfied. Time, aAer all, is the most
important resource we have:

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A. You want to be working in an industry where there is a high demand for the
skill and many possibiliLes to be in important roles at the top of the food chain.

B. You love being locaLon independent. You want a skill that allows you to go
anywhere in the world and sLll be able to find a job easily. If you decide to move
to Iceland tomorrow, you want to make sure that you won’t have issues finding a
job.

C. You’ve noLced the difference between 2005 and 2020 and how much
technological progress we have made in those short 15 years. You want to be at
the forefront of an industry that is impacLng the world.

D. The biggest industry growth in the last couple of years has been in the arLficial
intelligence (Machine Learning), bio tech, autonomous cars, blockchain
(Bitcoin) space. We interact with technology on the daily, and you don’t want to
be leA behind in the dust as these take over our future. You want to understand
and be able to pick up the skills underlying all of these: Programming. Web
Development is a great foot in the door to these industries.

E. You think change is good, and learning should never stop. So why not do
something new?

But I don’t have a computer science degree and I don’t even know how the
internet works! Don’t worry, we will use that to your advantage. Keep
reading…

When choosing a new career path here are some good must/nice to-haves:

1. It must be relevant for the next 10+ years. This skill should be valued many
years in the future guaranteeing you job security.

2. Demand for people with this skill must be higher than the supply. The less
available pool of skilled workers in the industry, the more control you can have
over your job and companies you work for.

3. Ability to have a high salary regardless of years in the industry. You don’t want
to spend many years climbing the corporate ladder unLl you make a decent living.

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4. An industry that doesn’t require a specialized degree from a university. You
don’t want to spend the next 4 years geRng into debt and going to a graduate
program before you start making money. And yes, I think there are beier
alternaLves than going to an expensive coding bootcamp.

5. Ability to catch up to the top performers in the industry in the shortest amount
of Lme. Can liile experience sLll get you employed? And can you close the gap as
fast as possible to be considered a senior or an expert in the field?

6. It must allow you to build foundaLonal skills that will give you mulLple career
opLons no maier what the future holds. For example, by learning to code, you’re
able to beier understand new and up-and-coming technologies like distributed
applicaLons, data science, machine learning (AI), and cloud compuLng, and
choose which field you want to jump into next.

7. Have fun. The most important one. Can you see yourself doing this 40 hours a
week for a long Lme?

Coding hits every one of the points above in my experience. Your mileage may
vary.

One of my favourite books is Ltled So Good They Can’t Ignore You. In it, the
author argues that passion is a myth. You shouldn’t go into the travel industry
because you are “passionate” about travel. Most people find passion by struggling
and working hard to master a skill. Once people start acknowledging your valuable
skills, and you are able to feel respected for these skills, that’s when you develop
passion for what you do.

S+ll with me? I haven’t scared you off? Ok, we shall keep going then…

IMPORTANT POINT, READ IT: Keep in mind that the first 2 months will feel like you
are climbing an insurmountable mountain. Every tutorial, course or lesson you do
will make you feel like you are the only person in the world that doesn’t know this
stuff. Stay strong. You will get there and you will have more and more ‘AHA!’
moments as Lme progresses. We call this the Impostor Syndrome: You feel like
you are the only one who doesn’t know this informaLon and you are surrounded

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by self-doubt. Rest assured we all feel this way when we learn something new.
This is good. This is how we know we are stretching our boundaries.

What you will learn at the end of it all is that being a good developer isn’t
necessarily memorizing a whole bunch of documentaLon. It’s about learning how
to solve problems using all of the tools that are available to you. It’s about being a
problem solver and geRng from a state of not knowing to knowing. This guide will
help you get those skills.

Who are you and why should I listen

to you?

Always wave back…

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Wow, you’re direct, but I guess that’s a fair quesLon. First off, I’m a Senior
SoAware Developer that has worked in various locaLons including Silicon Valley
and Toronto at some of the top tech firms. I’ve been very fortunate in my career
and for the past 2 years I have taught 200,000+ people around the world how to
become developers from scratch. Some of those people now work at companies
like Google and Amazon. But I wasn’t born a computer wiz. I didn’t graduate with
a computer science degree. I am completely self-taught.

P.S. This part is all about me, so if you don’t care (totally fair point), just skip
this secFon. I’ll get over it eventually.

It all started many years ago… I wanted a career change and decided to teach
myself computer programming.

I spent the first month avoiding any tutorials or books. Instead, I spent this month
looking at the best way for me to learn and get hired. I wanted to be efficient, not
waste my Lme and learn outdated technologies, or learn things that I would
forget aAer a month. I studied other people’s experiences, looked at job posLngs,
spoke to established developers, reviewed online courses, looked at bootcamps,
and even read arLcles by futurists on where we will be with technology in 20
years. Based on those, I created a curriculum for myself focused on efficiency: The
criOcal amount of learning in order to be employable in the shortest amount of
Ome.

If you love the works of Tim Ferriss as much as I do, you’re going to love this. The
curriculum isn’t focused on doing the least amount of work. Instead, it is focused
on working really hard at the things that maier most in order to be employed in
the opLmum way. This doesn’t mean doing the bare minimum and being hired as
a junior developer. If you can work hard and skip the line by jumping straight into
an intermediate developer role, that is a beier outcome. Luckily for you, I have
already siAed through everything for you.

Although I spent one month planning my studying instead of actually studying, it

was a benefit in the long run because I wasn’t running blind. I knew where I was
going, and I had a map to the finish line. You will too.

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So yes, I have been where you are and I know what it takes. When I was geRng
started, I wish there was something like this that outlined things for me step by
step. I also found many tutorials were taught by people with a lot of technical
knowledge but without being able to properly teach a beginner. AlternaLvely,
some courses were taught by people who took advantage of beginners not
knowing much about the industry and selling them a course that sounds great but
doesn't actually teach you how to succeed (we call these superficial skills). I’ve
read and studied every single video, tutorial and course that Lme permiied, and I
sLll conLnue to do so to try and find the most efficient path to succeed.

Since then, I have consulted for Fortune 500 tech companies, ran coding
workshops, consulted on published tech books, given technical talks, and I have
helped those with zero experience in programming get jobs in just a few months.
Mainly because I think bootcamps and colleges overcharge you money. Don’t
worry, you can do it for free as you will see below. I am now in a posiLon where I
don’t have to work for anybody. I love this career and I think many people would
enjoy it and benefit from it as well. So I’m on a mission to help others who want to
make this jump no maier what their economic situaLon.

Ok that last sentence was a wee bit dramaLc…🤔

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What language are we going to learn?

Yep, this one up here.

You are going to become a Javascript ninja/ninjess/ninjother for the following

reasons:

→ Javascript is everywhere. Every company that has a website or an app

needs someone with Javascript knowledge. This language is a requirement
for a TON of job posLngs (If you don’t trust me, search for Javascript in your
area on LinkedIn).

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 → With the introducLon of Node.js, you can use Javascript to create a full-
stack app (English = you can use javascript to build your enLre project).
Using tools like Electron, React NaLve and many others, Javascript allows
you to build a desktop app, a mobile app, a web app, and even VR apps. You
can control robots by using something like Jonny-Five. You can build your
own blockchain. Want to be in Data Science or Data Analysis? Maybe AI and
Machine Learning? Great, you can use Javascript to do all of that too.

→ If you didn’t read the first point and you were thinking about something
else, let me reiterate: Industry demand for Javascript experts is HUGE. It is
the most in demand language by employers and most popular. It is not
uncommon for developers to get contacted by recruiters and head hunters
mulLple Lmes a week for job offers.

→ The Javascript community is growing at a crazy fast pace. There is a lot of

new developments in the community. Some people complain about
Javascript faLgue, since more and more new tools are being developed
every day. However, we can use this to our advantage. You would be
learning these new technologies at the same Lme as people who have been
in the industry for years.

→ But what about Python? I heard that is all the rage? Python may be great
for things like Data Science and Machine Learning, but you don't get that
immediate saLsfacLon that JavaScript gives you because it isn't really used
to build websites (which is the easiest way to get excited about coding and
learn). Both languages are in demand, but the path of JavaScript developer
is more defined and focused. You can learn Python later in your career.

Trust me, it is a great community with a lot of demand.

Enough jabber, let’s get started. Below you will find what I believe are the best
resources for you to get the most out of your Lme. By the end of 5 months, you
should be able to land your first real non-entry level programming job. No
bootcamps. Just you and your determinaLon.

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The 5 months — step by step

Get excited!

We will be focusing on the most employable and in demand skills in 2020. No Lme
for outdated technologies like PHP or jQuery. There is nothing wrong with them,
and I have total respect, but based on some of the emails I have received over the
years from you, a lot of people are in financial need and have families that they
have to support. Time is important to you and you want to be employable as soon
as possible and learn the modern skills.

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1st Month: The Big Picture
Big ques+on to answer: How do computers, the internet, and websites work? How
can I build a website?

Understand the Feynman Technique and the Trunk Method for learning so
you really learn over the course of the next 5 months instead of just using
your short term memory.

Throughout the months you will be building lots of projects. In order to help
you, I have compiled a list of assets like free images, icons and logos you can
use to make your projects look nice. Bookmark this

How does the internet work: This from LearnCode.academy and this from
thenewboston.

The best overview of Computer Science: Crash Course Computer Science.

Follow this Harvard course on youtube. This is just pure gold from probably
the best computer science instructor. No need to do the exercises. Yes, this
is from 2017 but this is the best version of the lectures.

How to use the command Line: This by Zed Shaw.

How to build a website/get a domain/and have it up and

running: LearnCode.academy video.

How does HTML, CSS fit together: Watch this shorter playlist or this longer
playlist. Or both if you have the Lme.

Learn to build websites with Bootstrap. Start with this then go to

the Bootstrap 4 documentaLon and add components you see there to a
sample website. Understand the benefits that it provides vs wriLng CSS
yourself. BUT don’t get stuck on this, because instead we want to focus
more on the next two that are more employable skills:
Learn how to use Flexbox. Watch this playlist and then go and do
this 5 minute exercise. Now that you know Flex-box, go and learn CSS

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 Grid for more website layouts. Then do this and this exercises. Build
your own website layout from scratch.
Understand how to use templates to build websites using
free themes and templates.

If you have Lme, you can do a few of the courses on the HTML and CSS
Responsive Web Design secLons at freeCodeCamp. It's 300 hours long so I
wouldn't say this is the best use of your Lme but a nice thing to skim
through.

THIS IS IMPORTANT: Don’t try and memorize all HTML and CSS properLes and
tags. This is a mistake I made as well. You want to start learning Javascript as soon
as possible, which is the main part of being a web developer. No maier how
“unready” you feel or incomplete your knowledge about CSS, move to the next
part as you will be using HTML and CSS throughout the rest of the months. Trust
me on this.

2nd Month: Javascript

Big ques+on to answer: How does Javascript make machines do what you want?

This is where most of your focus will be in the later months as well. What
problem does Javascript solve? Start wriLng liile programs in Javascript to
make your website behave in a certain way. This language makes your
websites do things other than just look preiy. Start with these two
courses: one and two.

Learn about DOM manipulaLon. Learn to inject <script> tags in your html to
run javascript files. And then do this exercise.

Read this great arLcle about programming.

This is a long series that you won’t finish but use it as a reference anyLme
you encounter something you don’t understand in javascript.

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 Learn the new ES6, ES7, ES8, ES9 and ES10 features with this tutorial. If you
don’t get everything in here, don’t worry, we will go over another resource
next month on the topic of “Asynchronous”.

Learn Git and Github with this 40 minute tutorial (yes, that’s me). Create a
Github profile and start making commits every day. Start developing a
sample website. Use Github pages to put your websites online for free. Also
use this Git Explorer to pracLce, and then learn more about Git Branching
here.

Terminology/Jargon: use this.

Start using this guide or this guide for short lookups if you have quesLons
throughout the 5 months.

3rd Month: Javascript + NPM + Building

Your Website
Big ques+on to answer: Can I build a professional looking website and understand
the enFre process?

Google Developer Tools → learn how to debug your programs and websites
using Google Chrome. Finish this short liile course. Dive deeper into this
skill because it is very important: do this course (sign up for the free trial).

Start aiending local meet-ups on coding and Javascript.

Learn the difference between synchronous and asynchronous javascript.

What is the event loop? → Once you have a good grasp of

Javascript this talk will be a game changer. Hands down the best talk on
Javascript ever given. Watch this video every month for the next 3 months.
Then watch this free video that I made.

Learn about Promises, and Async Await in ES7 here.

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 Learn about the history of modules in Javascript here.

Download node.js and npm. Download lodash from npm and

use browserify to use CommonJS imports. Learn about it here. Understand
why npm is such an amazing tool for developers. Now learn about why we
no longer use Browserify, and learn about naLve imports and exports.

4th Month: React.js

Big ques+on to answer: What problem does React solve?

I’m heavily biased. I love React.js. As a maier of fact, I teach it to others and run
workshops on it. So just trust me on this one. React dominates the industry when
it comes to job demand. There is Angular and Vue.js as an alternaLve, but you
want to sLck with React for the best outcome. For example, check out the average
salary of a developer that knows React.

React
Do these in order: one, two, three.
Then head on over to the official documentaLon and read through
everything.
Then learn about React Hooks.

If you have the Lme and you want even more in depth tutorial on
React here it is.

[OpLonal] Learn Redux → Watch this course. Don’t let your head explode.
Then read the documentaLon for it as well. Learn why managing state is a
big problem that all large applicaLons need to solve.

Build a sample React applicaLon using create-react-app. Create-react-app

will blow you away. It will open up a new world for you. Command Line
Interfaces (CLIs for short) are now becoming common pracLce with all front
end frameworks and lets us set up a project quickly.

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 Deploy your React app on GitHub pages. In the future you should deploy all
your projects on Github pages to show off in your por•olio.

Deploy your React app on Heroku.

Read all the arLcles here in the must-read category.

Sign up to these email lists to keep in touch with what is happening in the
industry: Javascript and React and Web Developer Monthly.

Start building your online resume. There are people that give beier advice
than me on this. Check this and this out. Or you can go all out and check
out this... but this post is already geRng too long and you’re starLng to give
me evil eyes 👀 .

Last Month: Servers, Databases and

ConnecLng the Dots
Big ques+on to answer: Where do servers, databases, and raspberryPis fit into all
of this?

HTTP, JSON and AJAX. Learn how these allow you to communicate with
servers.

Go a step further and master Node.js and Express.js here. Learn how to
build an API server.

Once you are done with this, use a fun API like this one and build a simple
app.

Subscribe to the computerphile youtube channel and watch their videos as

they come. Even though topics may be difficult, it will introduce you to
some amazing things.

[OpLonal] What is a Computer/Server/OS: buy a raspberryPi. Look up

different projects on youtube you can do with your raspberryPi. Finally,
build a simple script that makes lights aiached to your raspberryPi blink.

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 Follow this course. Host your website on the raspberryPi. Be amazed at how
cool you are. I know I said this is supposed to be all free, but when I was
starLng out, this was one of the best "Aha" moments I had.

Build a small project using a database you create here. Go a step further
and create an app using firebase as the database and use firebase to set up
user login/logout.

Learn basic Web Architecture concepts by reading this.

If you have the Lme, spend a day building this chat applicaLon using react
hooks and sockets. Add this to your por•olio.

Start pracLcing for interviews by trying to answer all of these quesLons. If

you get something wrong, learn why you made that mistake and learn from
it.

Spend one day on each of the subjects below. You don’t need to have a
good grasp on them, just learn why they are there and what problems they
are solving: TesLng (TDD), Machine Learning Basics, Time Complexity (Big
O), SQL, UX/UI, ConLnuous Delivery, Basic Data Structures (You should be
able to explain what a data structure is. Hint: Arrays and Objects are two
popular Javascript data structures).

I can already hear people screaming at me with the above sugges+on. “Are you
out of your mind?! You don’t think < Enter topic in the last part here > is
important? Only 1 day to learn each of those?” But hear me out. I do agree that
these are important topics to cover in order to be a good developer, and
everybody should learn the skills. However, we are trying to build a trunk of
founda+on here. It is easy to start diving deep into a topic, but without the
founda+on you won’t actually know why it’s important, or how it relates to
what you are doing. Addi+onally, in most job pos+ngs I found, there was very
liTle men+on of the above skills. Just save learning these un+l you are on the
job.

REMEMBER: Your goal is to get employed in the most efficient manner.

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Let’s Recap

By the end of the 5 months you should have the below requirements completed:

1. Learn HTML and CSS. Then, buy a domain and hosLng from a place
like BlueHost or HostGator, get the cheapest opLon, make a website, and put it
online. You can skip this opLon if you would like to use Github Pages which is free.
But if you can afford it, actually buy one of the above hosLng pla•orms so you
understand how they work. This is going to be in your por•olio from now on.
Learn how to update it and make edits. As you learn new things, conLnue to make
it nicer and nicer. Don’t spend too much Lme on this. Just enough to show that
you’re able to put something online and make it look nice. Focus on having 1-2
really good and big projects in your por•olio instead of 30 small ones that anyone
can build in a day (since employers won’t find this impressive).

2. Start learning Javascript. Now how can you make your website interacLve? Go
through the above resources and see what Javascript does.

3. Start pushing your liile projects to GitHub. Employers will look at your GitHub
profile and how acLve you are on there. Try to make commits 5 Lmes a week on

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your personal projects. Also, try reading through this and contribuLng to some
open source projects like freeCodeCamp or Zero To Mastery Open Source (we set
up the projects here so that you can parLcipate no maier what your level, or
when you join. You can read the get started guide here).

4. Learn to google and use StackOverflow when you have problems. 99% of
problems you will encounter when you start out can be found online. Or join
the Javascript IRC channel and ask quesLons when you are stuck. Your local
community might also have a slack channel. If not, pick one from here and talk to
other developers. The key is to figure out how to solve your own problems and
not always follow a tutorial and watch somebody else answer your quesLons.

5. Become comfortable using a command line to do things. Always have it open

when pracLcing and try using it instead of the GUI (graphical user interface).

6. Learn the newest language features and trends in Javascript, and learn to solve
problems with them (i.e. Promises, ES6, ES7, ES8, ES9, ES10, funcLonal
programming techniques). Also keep an eye out on the state of javascript
survey every year to see what is trending in the industry.

7. Aiend local meet-ups and start talking to people. You will be really
overwhelmed and confused by all of the things you don’t know. Don’t worry as
this is natural. Just start meeLng other coders so you can be surrounded by the
lingo and jargon.

8. Start listening to the podcast: Javascript Jabber or SyntaxFM. This will get
yourself familiar with the jargon so when interview Lme comes, it doesn’t
overwhelm you. The first few Lmes you listen, you will have no idea what they are
talking about. Don’t lose hope. Eventually it will all make sense. For a more
advanced podcast, but probably the best on soAware, check out SoAware
Engineering Daily. This is a podcast you will appreciate a lot more later on in your
career. I'm not going to menLon Youtube here because we all know it. Search
Youtube anyLme you want to learn quickly about a certain topic. There are a lot
more opLons out there now compared to when I first started years ago.

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9. Start applying to recruitment agencies early. We are going to use them as
pracLce. Most of these have pracLce interviews with professional coders so they
can rank your skill, but you can use these to pracLce programming quesLons, and
ask these experts any quesLons you want!

10. Start applying for jobs for which you are way under-qualified for. You will get
some interviews. You should never seile for a job. If you never ask, the answer is
always no. See part 2 for more detail on this.

11. Make your LinkedIn profile look nice. Join our group to help endorse your
skills. Don’t spend too much Lme on your resume. Make it one page, make it
concise, and write down all the skills you’ve learned in the previous months. Use a
prebuilt template like this. Being self-taught shows a lot of courage. Remember
that your resume is just to get you an interview, aAer which, they are as good as
paper towels… ok bad analogy because paper towels are very useful. I spent less
than 2 hours on my resume. What makes you different than other developers is
the fact that you come from a different field and background. How is this going to
differenLate you?

12. Interview and be amazed at how employable you are. Not all of them will go
well, but then again, not many developers learned everything in the last 5
months. It shows ambiLon. ONLY apply to jobs on LinkedIn, and the rest should
just be you emailing directly, referrals, or calling the company you want to work
for. Don’t waste your Lme on sites like Craigslist, Kijiji, or Monster.com, or other
job board ads. You can also try a service like Hired (FYI, this is my personal referral
link). Finally, you can check out this handbook for some technical interview advice.

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What is the 20% that will get me 80%
of results?
Most people have an idea that you need to get something 100% before you can
move on to the next step. However, for most skills, including programming, the
closer you get to 100%, the longer it takes to get there. You only have 5 months.
The last 20% will be beier served actually working in teams, on real projects (and
geRng paid). So we are only focusing on geRng 80% of the knowledge to use our
Lme efficiently.

Biggest takeaway from all of this

Technology is always changing. This is especially true with web development.
Things are moving so fast right now that it is impossible to know every single
library, syntax, or framework. What you do need to know is how everything fits
together and what each technology is trying to solve. Most importantly, you just
need to know it exists so you can look into it and figure it out when the Lme
comes on the job. Programmers are problem solvers. Learn to solve problems with
the tools available to you. Most of us spend a lot of Lme on sites like
StackOverflow or researching Google because there are so many resources out
there. Once you build the foundaLon of your knowledge, you can go anywhere.
You just need to know how to look for answers and ask quesLons.

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Conclusion
Focus on efficiency. The reason most of us give up on a goal is because we don’t
see results. By focusing on the things that maier, it makes learning fun. But it
doesn’t end here. Learning never stops, and your goal was to get employed as
soon as possible so that from that point on, everyday you are receiving a salary to
learn.

Coding gets more and more fun with each passing day and it’s even beier when
you are geRng paid every day to solve problems and develop your skills. The real
growth happens when you start working on real projects with real teams. That’s
why I strongly believe that you want your ‘study’ period to be as short as possible,
in order to avoid debt, and increase your Lme in the best environment for
learning: Working in teams. I wouldn’t even recommend freelancing to start off.
You want to surround yourself in an environment where everybody is smarter
than you and you are working everyday with them. From there, be a sponge and
absorb all of the informaLon.

We’re building that trunk. When that trunk gets big and strong, and the roots are
all put into place, your rate of learning new things will be exponenLal. You’ll form
leaves of knowledge faster and faster with each passing day.

Make 2020 the year that you took a risk, you learned a highly in demand skill, you
were terrified, you had new experiences, and you received new opportuni+es. Good
luck!

One last thing…

I created an online course: The Complete Web Developer in 2020 where I walk
you through the enLre steps I menLoned above if you want everything in one
place, extra help with your quesLons, or you want to support my work. We also
have a private community of thousands of developers going through the course
and helping each other out every day.

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It’s over 200 HD videos and 34+ hours of content. It took an insane number of
hours to make but I’m really proud of how it turned out. I strongly believe it is
beier than any bootcamp material out there!

Enjoy 1 hour of free lessons (no signup necessary) by clicking the PREVIEW
bufon beside the lessons here: The Complete Web Developer in 2020 | Free
Lessons

Due to popular demand, I also wrote a series that will help you go from Junior to
Senior Developer:
Part 1: Don’t Be A Junior Developer
Part 2: Don’t Be A Junior Developer: The Roadmap

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