Coming back to JavaScript

About two years ago, I finally started learning to code. 

I started with a series of videos from a YouTube channel called Web Dev Simplified. I learned two things:

  1. I can build a pretty cool-looking website from scratch, there's nothing "mystical" or "undiscoverable" about code.
  2. I needed more of grounding in programming to be able to build a site myself. 

I realised that I'd just copied exactly what the tutor on Web Dev Simplified had told me to do. I hadn't thought about the code I was writing, and couldn't explain why it worked.

About a year later I started CS50x: An Introduction to Computer Science. I learned enough of a background to programming that I was able to build my own web application. 

Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago, during a rainy evening in the North of England. I'm bored of watching TV or playing video games. So I decided to face JavaScript again by building a countdown clock.

I decided I wanted a webpage on which I could countdown from 25 minutes. I had to be able to pause the timer as well as reset it. 

The problem was challenging (particularly in deciding how the timer should work). But it was achievable, and I'm pleased to say I've built my first JavaScript application.

The more I learn about web development, the more I recognise how iterative the process is. I'm adding knowledge and experience on top of what I have already discovered.

And I can't wait to see what comes next!


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