I am interested in connecting with those who are actively b…
I am interested in connecting with those who are actively building for themselves, or who are interested in learning to build for themselves.
This includes y'all who "want to contribute, but don't know how."
No barriers. No excuses.
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I’ve been interested in learning how to contribute for quite some time. Learning JS and Python side by side was very challenging for a noob like me. Somehow I couldn’t connect the dots 🙈
This is the attitude for building right here 🔥
I'm glad you think so!
I wouldn't recommend starting with two languages at once. Pick one only, learn it to a decent level of proficiency, then pop your head up and see if there's a better language to use for your specific goals. Much less pain that way :)
I usually recommend learning Python first, then JS, if you're a beginner to programming and you want to program on/for BSV.
Python is a ton more beginner friendly, while still being powerful enough so you can learn some really important concepts.
How proficient would you consider someone who knows their way around loops and functions ? (That’s about as far as I’ve gotten in my studies )
Depends on what you're measuring for proficiency... Those are certainly very big pieces of the puzzle for understanding a programming language!
Software development is a much wider skill set than just knowing a language though.
That’s certainly comforting to hear, lol. I have to spend more time figuring out the smaller pieces to the puzzle 🤔
There's a whole world out there, yet to be unexplored (by you)... Do you let that stop you? Or do you embrace the adventure? :)
What are you currently working to learn?
More recently, I think I may have come across a pre-existing business model that would be a great use case for BSV.
I'd be happy to discuss that with you if you're interested.
I won't steal it, I promise. Too busy working on my own thing :)
A few months ago I just took it upon myself to learn Python and got as far as previously mentioned earlier. No specific goal in mind except for the fact that I wanted to build something.
You may have a bit to learn before you're 100% ready for this (hard to say from our conversation alone,) but you may find it valuable to work through this tutorial on Flask...
https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/the-flask-mega-tutorial-part-i-hello-world
Even if you're not entirely ready given your understanding of the language, it will teach you a ton of really important concepts, and it will give you plenty of opportunities to learn what you're missing in the language side of things.
Then, once you've reached a decent level of competence on the materials in that tutorial, when you understand how the pieces connect, etc. then I'd suggest you start learning JS, if you're looking to build on BSV.
By going through that Flask tutorial first, you can gain knowledge about general development concepts that will carry over to another language.
I'm also going to share an invite link to my group, open for 12 hours.
https://discord.gg/xfd2J6
The group is dedicated to helping people like yourself learn to build for themselves.
I think you'd be a good fit with others already present.
Once you've learned one language, the next one is tons easier to learn, but it allows you to 'relearn' important concepts, and reapply them to new contexts that ensure that you understand them on a deeper level that will inform all your future development.