Well... this is my first entry in my first blog (first time writting all in english) about my first daily Javascript challenge . Too many first times at the same time, right? (i hope the autocorrect works fine).
I´m on a new and challenging path learning to code (Javascript to be precise) from almost a year. On my last job i had to work just a little with HTML and CSS and that piqued my curiosity in the world of programming in a way that i never imagined.
Just so you know, my name is Fernando, i´m from Argentina, i´m 32 and i´m come from an entirely different branch so i had to make a pull request on my life-main folder (bad joke). I come from arts, painting, drawing, tattoing, illustration and so on. But i´m always curious and i love to learn about totally different things. I´m also very self-motivated so... when I find something that piques my interest like this i just have to learn about it.
Recently i came upon this #JavaScriptmas challenges, a 24 days daily challenge from the Scrimba platform. I came to Scrimba while watching some Kevin Powell tutorials on Youtube (Very nice tutorials by the way). So, with at least 9 months of constantly learning and practicing, i though that maybe i was able to do it, besides the fact of being an interesting way to keep the rithm working to solve different problems on a daily basis. Not to mention the opportunity to win a one-year-membership on their learning platform. I´ve never won that kind of prices (maybe because i never participate? hehe) so this is my first contest also. Anyway, the point is that I discovered myself solving algorithm exercises that I couldn't have done a couple of months ago (great!) so this is why i´m really happy and i wanted to share this with you.
The interesting thing here is to note how your brain starts to function on a different way. It´s not just a different language, it´s a way of thinking. I was used to other types of problems or situations in which you get used to solving in "creative" or "artistical" ways. With programming i found a different way equally creative and artistic to face another type of difficulties on a writting-coded-logical-kind-of-way that i´m really looking to understand and integrate to my world. But this is a topic that I would like to develop at another time
So... i wanted to share this challenges, although there are still some in progress. But before that, about my experience with this challenges until now...
What i´ve enjoyed the most? The ones that I managed to solve faster. That gave me a bunch of joy because my long study days are paying off and it feels pretty good (after a lot of frustration, obviously). Besides the challenges, i really liked a live stream on Youtube where Alex from Scrimba solved some of the first challeneges while listening some good music and chating with us. Thanks, Alex!
My hardest challenge? Number 8: Rolling dice. I had to remember how to integrate js and css, html and to make it work.
They ask you if you´re willing to do #JavaScriptmas next year. Of course i do!
I leave you with my list of my solutions from #javascriptmas challenges (to be completed on the next few days):
All my solutions for JavaScriptMas challenges
Rolling dice (Not done yet! u.u)
Carousel (On process)
Social media input (Hey! I´ve just started with this one)
Test your agility (Solved with the help of Per, Alex and Dylan on youtube´s christmas eve live transmition. Thanks, guys!)
Have a nice day and Merry JavaScriptmas to all!