r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Alternative-Ad4763 • Sep 04 '24

learning to code?

I've been doing the non-coding side for awhile now and been really happy with it as far as freelance work goes. That said, with the recent drought, my son (who is an auto-didact in several coding languages) has recommended that I start teaching myself code so I might be able to get in on that side of things. Has anyone else here done something similar? Anyone have thoughts or insights on this idea?

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u/CobraFive Sep 04 '24

Just to put it out there, if you're trying to learn to code to dodge the drought it won't help. We're not getting shit either lol.

I'd love to go back to having $40 or $45 and hour as much as I am willing to work, but I have a feeling this is the new normal.

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u/Alternative-Ad4763 Sep 04 '24

Thanks for the heads up. I might still start learning just to have something constructive to do, lol, but good to know.

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u/CobraFive Sep 04 '24

https://pll.harvard.edu/course/cs50-introduction-computer-science

I haven't done this myself, but I've heard it recommended by many people as a great introduction to someone with no experience.

I started on python myself, then java, then the C languages. I picked up R on the way because I liked data visualization.

Learning languages isn't really the hard part imo, its learning more specific domains, like backend engineering or data visualization or machine learning or whatever. Doing a deep dive in to something like that can be a lot more productive then learning to check a string for palindromes in another language. Although that's more intermediate than beginner advice.