My Journey into the World of Codes

After years of being afraid, I finally resolved to face my fears; my fears of understanding and writing codes that held me back from exploring the world of codes. The designs and alignment of the syntax of writing codes seemed amazing but yet, I could not understand much of it. During one of our long vacations, some coursemates enrolled for a tutorial in website-designing. Upon resumption, the preceding semester, they were already coding. One could see them in groups, discussing, using words like “HTML”, “CSS”, “updated version” and the likes. I wondered in awe what those discussions and words meant.

I have seen some write codes; having different colors and arranged in different paragraphing patterns. I wondered what it meant, tried to grasp the meaning of the codes while looking at it. I barely understood what the conversations were about; it would take a miracle to understand what the codes meant.

I had doubts and fears about understanding and attempting to write code. Some months later, I read an article about Visual Basic (VB) and its updated version Visual Basic. Net (VB.Net). I found it interesting but I felt reluctant to research further and have more in-depth knowledge of it.

I assumed coding is a task too hard to be executed, and just like any self-made assumptions, I was reluctant to ascertain the validity of that assumption. I did not seek to understand the discussions my coursemate had about coding as a result of this assumption. I did not ask relevant questions regarding coding even after I read an article about it.

The self-made assumption was like a comfort zone, making every effort towards understanding and getting better seem like a waste of time.

Shortly afterward, a friend who is now a colleague came through for me. He volunteered to engage me in a detailed tutorial about coding, starting from scratch. I had questions, many of them and he was able to put me through all the questions, doubts and assumptions. At a point, I decided to give it an honest shot; fueled by the determination to learn to code, one code at a time.

I began with the basics, it was herculean at first. I made lots of mistakes, but I also learned from my mistakes. The first week of the journey into coding had a lot of mixed feelings; fear, excitement, frustration, excitement and lots more. The first phrase that I learned during my journey with HTML5 was;” Never put the head inside the body”.Quite simply a phrase, and it helped me to create my first webpage after a few days of learning how to write codes.

My first week of learning to code was amazing and rewarding. I have started enjoying the art of coding and look forward to becoming more.

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