New Developer Documents a Self-Taught Coding Journey Marked by Books and Course-Hopping

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A new DEV Community member has published their first post, documenting a self-taught programming journey that spanned multiple languages and frameworks including PHP and JavaScript. Inspired by articles on the value of tracking one's tech progress, the writer decided to begin sharing their experience publicly. Their learning path relied heavily on books such as Eloquent JavaScript and The Linux Command Line, supplemented by a month-long subscription to coding challenge platform JSchallenger. Recognizing an imbalance between theory and hands-on practice, they recently purchased the second edition of Full-Stack React, TypeScript, and Node with the goal of finally building real projects. The author intends to continue posting on DEV, sharing chapter-by-chapter reflections on the book as a way to stay accountable.

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