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Of all the videos out there, this video is the best advice on how to go from whatever you might be doing now to getting into programming.

Follow this advice and you could be working full time in the industrying within about two years or so.

Of all the videos out there, this video is the best advice on how to go from whatever you might be doing now to getting into programming. Follow this advice and you could be working full time in the industrying within about two years or so.

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2 years from zero to first job is a realistic timeframe I think.

I'd say, as the video, that eventually focusing on one up-to-date mainstream framework is good. However starting with say create-react-app or next.js will most likely overwhelm a person who can't code.

In the beginning I think it might be better to actually make a simple index.html file since the only thing you need is a text editor.

In the beginning skip javascript entirely. Just try to implement a really simple page with a few elements in the index.html file. Don't add javascript before you have a good grip on how CSS positioning works.

Finding a programmer who can occasionally give you feedback, tips, tell you how you can improve code will speed up your progress very very much.

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I agree. The video does assume a bunch about basic computer skills. I agree, a user should learn html first and then start to fiddle with css. There are decent css online sites that test your css skills in the browser now, not sure about html, a noob can get used to html document structure over a weekend and get the hang of it over time.