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Josh Whitehead
1,192 PointsConcerned about my Code Challenges.
I'm new to coding. I've never actually coded anything before. So I have been doing the HTML/CSS track. I've been following along with the instructor and everything has been great and I'm having a good time.
But when it comes to the code challenges. I find myself just referring back to the code I already wrote while following the instructor. My concern is I don't know if this is what I'm supposed to be doing or if I'm not supposed to refer back to it. I'm trying to understand if I'm actually learning anything or just copying.
3 Answers
Jeremy Frimond
14,470 Points@josh whitehead I felt the same when I was starting off. it takes time and repetition for the fundamentals of anything to sink in- especially coding languages. Im working professionally now and still refer to w3schools or my notes from here to code snipets and design features I liked.
I do recommend trying to give it a few attempts before looking at you code reference when taking challenges.
But hang in there, youre going to need to give it a lot of hours, a lot of reading, a lot of trial an error but you will get it.
K.D. Harris
11,223 PointsIt's perfectly fine! :)
I did the same thing at first; then after a few more deep dives, working through the tasks became more intuitive and I stopped needing to refer back.
Josh Whitehead
1,192 PointsThank you both! You have both eased my mind on the process. I just need to trust myself, and know that if I keep working at it eventually I will learn it.