Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Coding

Category: Idea | Posted date: 2021-06-29 20:39:44 | Updated date: 2021-06-29 23:30:43 | Posted by: Admin

We all have our fair share of experiences where we wish we knew something more easier and convenient before. This is something coders experience most of the time.



I’m sure you also get to the point where you regret things in your life or wish things happened the other way around. Surely, you are happy now and prospering in your chosen career, but have you ever wished you knew an easier way to kickstart?

Here, you will learn five (5) of the most common things coders - and this includes me, wish they knew when starting coding.

“I wish I knew I could…”

  1. Cheat - because nobody is perfect. You can only be that somebody when you learn how to make things work. In coding, there is literally no one who is born to be that good. You will always and I can’t stress this enough, will ALWAYS rely on Google. Just starting? use Google, search it up! Explore. If it’s called cheating then once in your life, go cheat. Even professional coders cheat. Syntax of a language varies, updates and sometimes enters a competition, you can’t expect yourself considering you are a beginner to know everything instantly.
  2. Learn by doing - you know what Nike said? - “Just do it.”, and this is what it's really all about. To progress in coding, you need to learn it by doing. Attending classes, paying for bootcamps or watching tutorials doesn’t really help if you don’t start doing it. Go to your computer and apply everything you learn. Errors are inevitable, but as long as you are doing it, you are growing.
  3. Leave comments - it helps you understand and remember what that code is all about, it’s purpose and how it works. This may sound useless if you are a beginner, but once you have a lot of experience, you know now this will come handy. If you leave your code, like for example you went on a vacation, coming back to it may seem confusing. Questioning yourself - “Why did I put my code in this line?”, “How does this code affect this feature?’ and so on.So be sure to leave a comment on your code.
  4. Ignore Math -  well, not entirely ignore.But people somewhat think that to be able to learn how to code, you need to be a math genius. Math plays a crucial role in coding - that’s true. But, coders do not necessarily need to be geniuses and be a know-it-all person in Math. Machine Learning demands the most attention to Math if you really want to dive deeper into it. So, let’s just go back to number 1, you can cheat. Go to Google. It ain’t a crime.
  5. Use a cheap PC - coders don't need a thousand dollar or a hundred thousand peso PC to start coding. It may look cool and intimidating to some people but trust me, fancy PCs are overrated. If you are a beginner, you sure are tempted to get the most updated, latest models of computers. They are a great help considering the performance, speed and reliability they offer. But as long as your PC is working with enough speed and performance to run your projects, install softwares and connect to the internet, a not-so-expensive PC will do. 


If you are new to coding, you probably are looking for an easier way to learn things as coding sounds a little bit intimidating. Above are the things I wish I knew before, some may look obvious but actually made me dumbfounded when I realized. You are not alone, there are millions of coders out there that missed out on these things when they were just starting.