Flying First Class With Javascript
21 Jan 2020
“When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” – Leonardo DaVinci
For my spring 2021 semester at UH Manoa, I will be taking a class where I learn the major concepts of Javascript. In this class, I will be learning how to apply my Javascript code and learn other aspects of Javascript and coding in general, such as quality assurance of user interface. I am excited for my future in this course because it looks very promising for my future with software engineering.
Intial Impressions: A Retrospective on Coding Experience
Javascript as a language appears to be very similar to languages that I’ve already been introduced to, such as C++, or Python. Because of that, I feel a great familiarity with Javascript. However, I might just be overzealous because its early in the year and I am just doing well with it. I will be planning to keep up my studies and I will not get complacent. I shall study for a couple hours everyday so that I am on par wtih my peers.
If my learning of Javascript goes better or just as well as my past experiences with other coding languages, then I should master Javascript just nicely. As time goes on, it feels like it gets relatively easier to learn more languages because of each coding language relates to one another.
Javascript as of Now
As of the date that this is being posted, I am participating in “Workout of the Day” (WODs) which are, in terms of software engineering, timed practices of Javascript problems. Currently, I believe that I am doing well since I am able to finish WODs in the standard time they should be finished. However, finishing it in a smaller amount of time would give me a better peace of mind.
I am currently viewing screencasts to learn more about Javascript beyond the elementary courses and exercises on freecodecamp.org. They come in a form of a module which encapsulates an aspect of Javascript, and I look forward to this way of learning.
My Future With Javascript
I am not entirely sure how much I will be using Javascript in my future career, but hopefully it takes up a significant amount because I enjoy learning it. I feel like I will master Javascript by the end of the Spring 2021 school semester and hopefully I will also do well in terms of grading in the course I am taking. I also hope to take part in some big projects with Javascript, in class and outside of class.
Paving a Path for My Future
I hope that Javascript allows me to rocket into other coding languages as well, hopefully what I learn in this class, and what I am able to do with Javascript I am able to apply it to other coding languages. I will also try to take part in coding outside of class, beyond the practice necessary for this class. I want to start a personal project using javascript so that I can add it to my list of achievements.
I hope to meet my peers to work on Javascript projects in the near future, and that will be one of many stones cemented in my pathway of becoming a software engineer.