A day in the life of a self-taught React developer in London

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[@bookercodes]

Thanks for watching 🙏🏻 What does your daily study routine look like? Comment below 👇🏻

[@bobziroll]

Defiantly: "Undefined IS a function" 😂

[@MikeHTMLAllTheThings]

Everything is a function 😂

[@cubespeed100]

😂😂😂

[@rafidhoda]

😂😂😂

[@bookercodes]

LOL Bob 🤣

[@_ash64]

Bob has one of the best React courses in the coding space! It was so easy to follow him and his hands on approach with Scrima is so thoughtfully done! Happy holidays to all, keep coding!!🌲

[@gauravm.]

My average weekday: 10:00-19:00 💼 Work 19:00-21:00 📚 Scrimba + Projects 21:00-22:00 🍽️ Dinner 22:00 onwards 📚 Scrimba + Projects In 2 weeks, I managed to complete the HTML/CSS course, JS course, ES6 course and am currently working on the Meme Generator section of the React Course. Thank you guys for creating such an intuitive and seamlessly accessible learning platform.🙏

[@bookercodes]

That is an outstanding pace 🚂! Keep it up

[@sombraelerizo]

So you don't sleep?

[@LibraryOfTheOligarchs]

2 weeks? HOW!? already had experience?

[@ayushrana3429]

@@LibraryOfTheOligarchs i can litreally bet no one can learn javascript this fast , make sure when you learn you learn it in a very detailed manner because javascirpt will bring food in our table

[@LibraryOfTheOligarchs]

nah, it's possible. Some people have insanely high IQ's and comprehension rates... I learned Javascript in 2 months.. but that was working 8 hours... studying 8 sleeping 6 .. for like 2 months.... lots of discipline no social life and practice... If I didn't have a job and work also.... I guess 2 weeks would be possible...@@ayushrana3429

[@rafidhoda]

LOVED this video format Alex! Looking forward to more videos like this 🔥

[@SnappyScience]

💯 agree

[@bookercodes]

@@SnappyScience Thanks for the support Rafid and Snappy!

[@zacklau8349]

Nice vlog ! Feel so much energy & motivation now, I'm gonna put more hours into Scrimba after watching this video !

[@bookercodes]

Brilliant! That is exactly what I want to hear!

[@cubespeed100]

Some things that are helpful to me when studying are to set reasonable daily goals and make to-do lists - with pen and paper! Every time I cross an item off with my pen, I get a little boost that pushes me to tackle the next one.

[@mariumbegum7325]

Great video! Interesting to see your day to day activities

[@waqaskhandev]

Bob React course is the one of best course I have ever taken in my life.

[@bookercodes]

Agree 💯

[@stephikebudu]

Loved this!

[@danielrose1961]

My habits revolve around the pomodoro technique: I try to work in uninterrupted, distraction-free, 25-minute sessions, with periodic breaks of 5 minutes and occasional breaks of 15 minutes between them. During the 25-minute work sessions, I turn on a distraction blocker (an app called Self-Control), and during the breaks, I try (though often fail lately…) to make them be screen-free times, so I give my eyes/brain a break and re-engage with the real world for a while. Finally, I set a goal for the number of 25-minute sessions I do per day - 8 to 16, depending on how much time I have. Beyond that, I don't really have a set routine. For me, that's part and parcel of what being adult learner doing asynchronous, self-led online learning is all about! I do my learning when I can and how I want, fitting it in around the rest of my schedule, which is a bit erratic, and following my interests where they lead. If that means focusing on a project for a while, I do that. If it means focusing on lessons, I do that. If it means reading, I do that. The way I see it, as long as I'm reaching my target with the amount of time I'm spending on something that feels worthwhile and educational to me (whatever that happens to be), then I’ve put in a good day of learning!

[@bookercodes]

I think you're spot on here. A rigid schedule doesn't work for everyone, especially if you're balancing learning to code with your other responsibilities. You need to be adaptable yet disciplined enough to make sure you're moving in a broad direction you value. I like your idea of using pomodoros: "It doesn't matter when I do them but I will do them"

[@alexwindowscleaning]

Great advertisement for Scrimba 👍 well done Alex! Great job and fun video 😂 best moment: commuters, why they just learn JavaScript and work from home 🤣🤣🤣

[@bookercodes]

Haha it's so silly

[@candyCode]

this was great!

[@bookercodes]

Thanks Leo 💜

[@jrupp2823]

lmaooo bro has clearly watched andrew huberman. love this video i’m halfway through bobs react course myself.

[@ratemyportfolio]

"I must remember my semi-colons" - gold dust!😂 Beautiful, professional set up by the way Alex - it would be cool if you did a video on your desk equipment and set up! Top content, thanks.

[@bbabines]

Hands down best learning platforms I've tried so far. After I'm done with the sections, I know exactly how to recreate what I've done. Which isn't the case with other platforms.

[@bookercodes]

Solo projects are a game changer!

[@bbabines]

@@bookercodes For me, it's their whole structure. Some places take a "paint by number" approach. But in the end, you can't recreate it. However, their method makes you pause and think before you move on. This is the trick imo.

[@8Styfir]

Hey Alex - Ive just started the course with Bob today and looking very much forward to having a day of problem solving a 'Solo' like you were in the middle of... I trust you got there in the end?

[@muhammadabbaskhan4114]

i done the react course by the srimba in just 3 days It was not much difficult because it is beginner level and the advance one is not free

[@itsbithorse]

Absolutely loved this, any chance of you sharing you whole setup ? been looking for ideas on a good computer desk that has ability to raise, if you could this would be super handy :D

[@bookercodes]

It's the Jarvis standing desk from Fully! A bit spenny but it has dual motors and a ten year warranty so it was a buy once cry once type of situation

[@itsbithorse]

@@bookercodes love that ! Buy once cry once 😅 agree though I justify by how often you use it ☺️

[@burm4npgoget707]

I've got GD03 the gas lift table from Amazon. Needs a bit of DIY but it is unplugged so that's a plus and you can get slightly cheaper from ebay

[@bookercodes]

@@burm4npgoget707 Gas sounds like the perfect middle-ground between hand-cranking and electric tbh

[@burm4npgoget707]

@@bookercodes Not to mention cranking noise would get in the way of my listening experience to Scrimba podcasts 😂

[@firstnametaylor4391]

A bit late to the party, picked this link up from Twitter. My routine below: 0700 up, coffee, zombie like activities 0800 exercise, shower, work related stuff 1000-1200 work and catching up with colleagues 1300+ Scrimba and projects and codewars till my brain hurts (all frequently interrupted by work as I'm on call 24/7) Keep up the good work :) The podcasts and the courses are great!!

[@bookercodes]

Oh nice! What kind of work do you do?

[@albertlolx]

I hold myself to 5 screen casts a day. Been doing this for a few months now and am already mid way through module 11. 5 screen casts a day might not sound like much but I feel like if I did any more the information wouldn't stick in my head and if i can't remember what i have learnt from overloding on knowledge then whats the point. Slow and steady wins the race!

[@bookercodes]

Absolutely! Long-term consistency is the most important thing

[@joshuamichael1381]

Lolzzz 😂😂😂 undefined is a function 😂😂, I love that statement

[@bookercodes]

You have to believe 🤣

[@cubespeed100]

Iconic!

[@bookercodes]

Thanks Micha ☺!

[@MikeHTMLAllTheThings]

Lol, only 20 frameworks came out 😂

[@bookercodes]

Bahahaha 😅

[@SandeepKaur-vs6en]

I learned react but am not getting any job no one replying on my application i dont now whats am lacking in .. how you got your job ?

[@mikkys5374]

What javascript news letters are you subscribed to?

[@5mon151]

Where can I find the learning journal template?

[@bookercodes]

Added it to the bottom of the description! Hope it helps

[@SnappyScience]

No developer ever: "I don't need stack overflow"

[@bookercodes]

I must have been kidding myself the whole time 🤣

[@kirso]

Might be a weird question but what is the song that is playing at 8:21? :)

[@JanArsenovic]

Hey! I'm Jan, and I'm the producer of the Scrimba podcast as well as the editor of this video :) Not a weird question at all - we get questions about that track every so often! It's Common Sense by Daniele Musto, and you can find it on major streaming services. I licensed it when Alex said we needed music that sounded like music for coding... I think we nailed it!

[@kirso]

@@JanArsenovic Great job on the video! The track is super fun and fits well.

[@FoodTechLife]

🙌🏻

[@abubakarsial6352]

i paid reactjs internship available in london??

[@hellen4019]

haha this is awesome

[@bookercodes]

Thanks Hellen 😀

[@Morgan-ud5mf]

Someones being listening to Andrew Huberman ;)

[@sandgar1001]

At work we're don't add semi colons to our JS.... Weird.

[@kirstencochrane]

I love how the problem you're solving is the reason I am here on KZbin doing nothing lmao ...its like the universe was like "Look, he didn't piss off to KZbin, go back you silly bunny...fix your infinite loop you've caused by making the useEffect triggger until it crashes the Scrimba editor" LMAO. / Okay okay .... world I get it. Bye. :P

[@tonybowen455]

Huberman fan?

[@TylerJusCodes]

Lol.. how can undefined be a function 🤣

[@norlynpiquero7500]

You are very funny

[@bookercodes]

Thanks 🤣

[@zmogusjaunassenas4814]

Would be impossible to work from home with sneakers.

[@bookercodes]

What do you mean 🤔

[@JanArsenovic]

@@bookercodes Slippers all the way!

[@bookercodes]

@@JanArsenovic Oh I understand now 😅

[@eddyboison6433]

🤣🤣🤣