You've seen "and remember, keep learning keep coding and keep creating" plastered all over JTSD. For good reason! In this article I discuss what I mean in the JTSD motto. How to continually learn and become a better developer, how coding and creating applications you enjoy building will help you immensely in getting a better understanding of the things you're learning. Learn, Code, Create are three simple words that, if adhered to will up your coding game more than you thought possible and, it's easier than you think!
Category: Technology
Which Did I Pick?
A little add-on to the "Ways to Learn Software Development" series. I thought I would take a look at my personal reasons for choosing the learning path and the things I had to take into consideration when making that decision. My hope is to allow you to better understand what you might have to think about when choosing your own learning path when learning to become a software developer by giving you an in-depth look at my decision making process.
Ways to Learn Software Development: COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
You know software development is a hugely broad topic. You know that you need to choose an end goal for your software development career. But how do you go about learning in the best way for you? In part 1 of this series of articles "Ways to Learn Software Development", we'll take a look at the pros and cons of what attending college and university to learn the skills you need as well as, the differences between the two. Going to college or university for anything is a huge decision and a large undertaking. This I think, is especially true for such a broad field as software development. At the end of this article you'll have a good idea as to what both college and university can offer you when deciding how it is you're going to go about becoming the next greatest coder.
What is Software Development?
When deciding on a career you have to be sure it's something you'll be happy doing for a very long time. For software development that's especially true because there are so many drastically different areas of the craft. In this article I take a high-level look at some of the most common types of software development and some aspects of the craft that hold true throughout every field of specialization.
Why Software Development?
Welcome back! In this post I discuss a little bit about the thought process I went through when deciding what career I was going to pursue next. Why did I decided to change careers and some of the decisions someone in a similar situation to myself might have to make. I talk about how I decided that software development was for me and touch on some of what I think are the most important points about what a career in software development brings. My hope is that I might being you, the reader a little more understanding as to what you might expect in a software development career. I explain what I would consider the pros of software development but in the end it's up to you to decide for yourself if software development fits your career needs and goals!
Journey To Software Development With Dorian Gosse 