為什么要做稀疏編碼

by Paul Rail

由Paul Rail

為什么我每天都要編碼一年，所以我也學到了什么，以及如何做。 (Why I coded every day for a year, what I learned, and how you can do it, too.)

I was looking to switch careers. The world today is not at all the same as the one our parents grew up in. Consequently, a lot of the career advice my parents gave me was simply no longer relevant to the landscape we have now.

我當時想換職業。今天的世界與父母成長的世界完全不同。因此，父母給我的許多職業建議不再與我們現在所處的環境相關。

I had a career in a field I enjoyed, but in an industry that is dying. There seems to be only a small handful of industries that are booming today. My friends who got into the software industry seem to be quite happy with their professions. If I knew then what I know now, I would have started this process 10 years ago. I want to be where the world is heading, not where it’s been.

我曾經在自己喜歡的領域工作過，但在一個瀕臨滅絕的行業。今天似乎只有少數幾個行業蓬勃發展。我進入軟件行業的朋友似乎對他們的專業感到很滿意。 如果我知道然后知道我現在所知道的 ，那我將在10年前開始這個過程。我想成為世界前進的方向，而不是過去的方向。

I was determined to make this happen. Doing so meant not putting it off. I was going to start immediately, so that in another 10 years I wouldn’t look back and say “I wish I had gotten started on that a lot earlier”.

我決心做到這一點。這樣做意味著不要拖延。我打算立即開始，所以再過10年，我就不會回頭說：“我希望我早點開始了。”

So I decided to code everyday for one year. Let me tell you about my experience.

所以我決定每天編碼一年。讓我告訴你我的經歷。

起點 (The Beginning)

I started by doing some research on learning how to code. I found things like Codecademy and freeCodeCamp, free resources to get my feet wet. There was a lot to learn, and it was going to be a long journey that required a lot of discipline. But, I thought, the more work I put into it now, the more it will pay off later.

我首先進行了一些有關學習如何編碼的研究。我找到了諸如Codecademy和freeCodeCamp之類的東西，這些免費的資源讓我不知所措。有很多東西要學習，這將是一個漫長的旅程，需要很多紀律。但是，我認為，我現在投入的工作越多，以后獲得的回報就越多。

And then I discovered an article talking about this challenge called #100DaysOfCode. There are two main requirements in order to complete the challenge:

然后我發現了一篇有關此挑戰的文章＃100DaysOfCode 。為了完成挑戰，有兩個主要要求 ：

Code a minimum of an hour every day for 100 consecutive days
連續100天每天至少編碼一個小時
Tweet your progress every day with the #100DaysOfCode hashtag
每天使用＃100DaysOfCode主題標簽發布您的進度

So this is a system to give you structure, direction, and public accountability to keep you on track. And it seemed like a great way to motivate myself and keep up that progress.

因此，這是一個系統，可為您提供結構，方向和公共責任制，以使您始終處于正常狀態。這似乎是激勵自己并保持進步的好方法。

Thus I began tweeting from my account twitter.com/PolarisTLX every day as well as on a Facebook group.

因此，我開始每天從我的帳戶twitter.com/PolarisTLX和一個Facebook群組上發推文。

The idea was to code every day, turning it into a habit. You couldn’t allow yourself any excuses that you’d normally make when putting off something. This “forces” significant strides forward over time that you would otherwise take much longer to achieve, or not achieve at all.

這個想法是每天編碼，將其變成一種習慣。推遲某件事時，您不能給自己平時的任何借口。隨著時間的推移，這將“推動”重大進步，否則您將需要更長的時間才能實現，甚至根本無法實現。

There are additional benefits as well. Since coding involves concepts that continuously build on each other, if you go several days without coding, a fair amount of knowledge is lost.

還有其他好處。由于編碼所涉及的概念會不斷地相互建立，因此如果您幾天不進行編碼，則會丟失大量的知識。

Apart from that, the founder of #100DaysOfCode welcomes you to make it your own. So to really accelerate my learning, and to make major progress towards achieving my goal of landing that developer job, I actually dedicated myself to pursuing the challenge full time, instead of just one hour per day. And after that I reached that magical 100 Day mark.

除此之外，＃100DaysOfCode的創建者歡迎您自己創建它。因此，為了真正加速我的學習，并為實現實現開發人員職位的目標而取得重大進展，我實際上致力于全職應對挑戰，而不是每天僅花費一個小時。之后，我達到了神奇的100天標記。

However, I still wasn’t job ready. There was simply a lot that I needed to learn. But I was making great progress, and I was determined to continue until I finally got that job. So I just decided to keep going to 150, 200, 250 days…

但是，我仍然沒有做好工作準備。我需要學習的東西很多 。但是我取得了長足的進步，因此我決心繼續直到最終獲得這份工作。因此，我決定繼續使用150、200、250天…

主要成就 (Major Accomplishments)

And so I reached 365 days! Here are some of the major things I was able to accomplish by coding every day for a year:

這樣我就達到了365天！通過一年的每天編碼，這是我能夠完成的一些主要工作：

Completed dozens of coding tutorials, courses, and books
完成了數十種編碼教程，課程和書籍
Solved over 100 algorithms and interview coding challenges
解決了100多種算法和面試編碼挑戰
Earned the “Front End Developer” and “JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures Projects” certificates from freeCodeCamp
獲得freeCodeCamp的“ 前端開發人員”和“ JavaScript算法和數據結構項目”證書
Participated in a two-day hackathon, where the project was selected to be presented to the company’s board members. They then decided to push it forward to the next development stage
參加了為期兩天的黑客馬拉松，選擇了該項目并提交給公司董事會成員。然后，他們決定將其推進到下一個開發階段
Got accepted into a full time software development program with a less than 1% acceptance rate
被接受的全職軟件開發計劃的接受率低于1％
Contributed to the freeCodeCamp beta expanded curriculum
為freeCodeCamp beta擴展課程做出了貢獻
Wrote course content for the Odin Project’s new Ruby curriculum to help other aspiring developers learn to code
為Odin Project的新Ruby課程編寫了課程內容，以幫助其他有抱負的開發人員學習編碼
Built a working clone of Facebook, the entire back-end and front-end completely from scratch, and have it live on Heroku as one of my featured projects in my portfolio
建立了一個工作正常的Facebook克隆，完全從零開始整個后端和前端，并將其作為我投資組合中的特色項目之一在Heroku上發布
Landed my first regular stream of income, working for a client remotely, which lead to getting hired permanently
取得了我的第一個固定收入來源，遠程為客戶服務，這導致被永久雇用

That last point, getting a regular stream of income and that full-time position, is the highlight and the culmination of all of my previous achievements that led me to reach this point. But this is not a pursuit to be taken lightly.

最后一點是獲得固定收入和全職職位 ，這是我以前取得的所有成就的亮點和最高點。但這不是一個容易掉以輕心的追求。

絕非易事 (Not an Easy Challenge)

Leaving my previous job to pursue my goals meant that I had more time — but it also meant that I had more on the line. Many people walk into this with big ambitions and give themselves lofty goals that they can’t reach. So for many people, sticking to the recommended one hour per day is probably best.

離開以前的工作去追求自己的目標意味著我有更多的時間-但這也意味著我有更多的時間要排隊。許多人懷著雄心勃勃的雄心壯志走進了這一領域，并給自己設定了他們無法實現的崇高目標。因此，對于許多人而言，最好每天堅持建議的一小時。

But what I’ve observed is that even with the most basic criteria, most people who try this challenge fail. Many people start #100DaysOfCode with the aspiration of getting a job as a programmer (Literally tens of thousands of people from all over the world), but few of them actually achieve their goal.

但是我觀察到的是，即使采用最基本的標準，大多數嘗試此挑戰的人也會失敗。 ＃100DaysOfCode最初是出于渴望成為一名程序員的愿望而來的 (實際上來自世界各地的成千上萬的人)，但實際上很少有人實現他們的目標。

And this is despite an abundance of quality resources and guides, many of which are even free. It’s just a simple reality that the majority of people don’t see their goals through to the end. They fail primarily due to lack of determination and excuses.

盡管有很多優質的資源和指南， 但其中許多都是免費的 。這是一個簡單的現實，大多數人看不到自己的目標到底。 他們失敗的主要原因是缺乏決心和借口。

I discovered and joined many groups filled with people who were trying to learn to code. Some of them I found were:

我發現并加入了很多由試圖學習編碼的人組成的小組。我發現其中一些是：

30-Days-of-JavaScript
30天JavaScript
30-Days-of-React
30天的React
spin-offs like 180-Days-Of-Code
像180天代碼這樣的衍生產品
Slack channel groups that dedicated themselves to working through a particular coding book together with a goal of doing a chapter every week and discussing/comparing notes.
松散的頻道小組致力于研究特定的編碼書，其目標是每周撰寫一章并討論/比較筆記。

In every one of these groups, the participants are active, enthusiastic, and determined that they will do what it takes to get that job… for the first week.

在所有這些小組中，參與者都非常活躍，熱情，并決心 在第一周內 會盡一切努力完成這項工作 。

Then the excuses and delays and no-shows start rapidly pouring in. The chats would get quieter and quieter, the posts and updates would become less frequent. These new mini-communities would all start off roaring like a bonfire and then quickly dim down to a candle and flicker out.

然后，借口，延遲和未出現開始Swift涌入。聊天將變得越來越安靜，發布和更新的頻率將降低。這些新的小型社區都將像篝火一樣開始轟鳴，然后Swift變暗為蠟燭，然后忽隱忽現。

I would often even go out of my way to try and encourage others to keep the enthusiasm and momentum going. I’d offer to help out any member that was stuck on something or needed assistance. I’d provide an alternative explanation on a concept they were struggling with (even if I wasn’t an admin or team leader).

我什至常常會竭盡所能去鼓勵其他人保持熱情和動力。 我愿意提供幫助，幫助那些陷入困境或需要幫助的成員。對于他們正在苦苦掙扎的概念，我將提供另一種解釋(即使我不是管理員或團隊負責人)。

From my observations during a year of doing this, I estimate that out of every 10,000 people who begin learning to code online around the world every year, less than 100 endure beyond a couple of months.

根據我在進行此操作的一年中的觀察，我估計全世界每年開始學習在線編碼的每10,000人中 ， 只有不到100人能夠承受幾個月的學習。

Those that give up are not going to reach their goals. Those that are determined and keep it up are going to be the ones who get jobs.

那些放棄的人不會實現他們的目標。有決心并保持下去的人將是找到工作的人。

那么我是怎么做到的？你怎么能呢？ (So how did I do it — and how can you?)

There are several things you can do to help you stay on track and reach your goals. Some of them are described above and include:

您可以采取多種措施來幫助您保持進度并實現目標。其中一些如上所述，包括：

giving your progress some structure and accountability with something like #100DaysOfCode
通過＃100DaysOfCode等方式為您的進度提供結構和責任感
setting small incremental goals and reaching them along the way
設定小的增量目標并一路實現
pair-programming
配對編程
finding groups to join and learn along with
尋找團體并一起學習

And even though these groups did not really endure and succeed as a whole, it was still beneficial for me to join. I was not going to let the low engagement and defeats of other people around me have an impact on my own determination to continue progressing.

盡管這些團體并沒有真正持久并獲得整體成功，但對我來說加入仍然是有益的。我不會讓周圍其他人的低參與度和失敗對我自己繼續前進的決心產生影響。

我做過的最重要的事情 (The most important thing I did)

You need to understand that when you have an ambitious goal like teaching yourself how to code, it’s going to require some sacrifices. You have to be willing to do that.

您需要了解，當您有一個宏偉的目標(例如，教自己如何編碼)時，這將需要做出一些犧牲。您必須愿意這樣做。

My social life often took a back seat, as did my video game time, and I was not keeping up with the latest hot show on Netflix. There were also days where I really didn’t feel like it, but I needed to make “some” progress. You need to remind yourself that it’s all about delayed gratification, making short term sacrifices for long term gains.

我的社交生活和視頻游戲時間通常都排在后面，而且我跟不上Netflix上的最新熱門節目。 有時候我真的不喜歡它，但是我需要取得“一些”進步。您需要提醒自己，這全都與延遲的滿足有關，為了長遠的利益而做出短期犧牲。

其他幫助我的事情 (Other things that helped me)

I also used WakaTime and Clockify to keep track of how many hours I spent coding each day. This gave me an additional boost of encouragement as I aimed to beat my daily or weekly average. I even ranked very high on their global leader-boards on a regular basis.

我還使用了WakaTime和Clockify來跟蹤我每天花費多少小時進行編碼。我的目標是打破每日或每周的平均水平，這給了我額外的鼓勵。我什至定期在其全球排行榜中排名很高。

There is also something to be said for paying for something. For a long time, I managed to find resources that were completely free. In the beginning, I highly recommend sticking to free resources, at least for the first couple months. This will give you a chance to find out if you actually enjoy this stuff or if it is not for you. If you decide that it’s not for you, or you do enjoy it but you just can’t last past a couple of months, then you will have not lost much besides time.

支付某物也有話要說。長期以來，我設法找到了完全免費的資源。一開始， 我強烈建議至少在最初的幾個月內堅持使用免費資源 。這將使您有機會了解您是否真正喜歡這種東西或它是否不適合您。如果您決定不適合自己，或者您確實喜歡它，但是不能忍受幾個月，那么除了時間以外，您也不會損失太多。

But after that, I found that some paid resources are actually better than some of the free ones. And actually dropping money down on something in itself has a real motivating effect on some people who need extra motivating. Often, you are more likely to take something seriously if you have paid for it.

但是之后，我發現某些付費資源實際上比某些免費資源要好。實際上，將錢本身投入到某些事情上確實對某些需要額外激勵的人具有真正的激勵作用。通常，如果您已付款，則您很可能會認真對待。

免責聲明 (A disclaimer)

I am being honest in acknowledging that I did miss a handful of days in that time period. But, I’ve always been upfront about it in my public posts. The founder of the challenge has this to say on that topic:

坦白地說，我確實在那段時間里錯過了幾天。但是，在我的公開帖子中，我一直是首屈一指的。挑戰的創建者對此主題有以下看法：

“You can skip a day here and there for unplanned situations, but not more… You are allowed to miss a day (but then make it up by adding one more day to the end of the 100). The goal is to become consistent, no matter what life throws at you.” - Alexander Kallaway, creator of #100DaysOfCode

“對于計劃外的情況，您可以在這里和那里跳過一天，但不能再多。。。您可以錯過一天(但是可以通過在100的末尾再增加一天來彌補這一天)。我們的目標是變得一致，無論生活如何。 -＃100DaysOfCode的創建者Alexander Kallaway

The progress and the outcome is what really matters, and is the whole point of the exercise. I found it much more encouraging to just own up to missed days and continue, as opposed to resetting the counter each time. And I was going to be much more productive overall if I took days off, so long as this was only on very rare occasions, when I really needed to.

進展和結果才是真正重要的，并且是整個練習的重點。 我發現，只好錯過幾天再繼續工作，比每次重置計數器都更令人鼓舞。如果我休假幾天，我的整體工作效率將大大提高，只要這是在我真正需要的極少數情況下。

Some of the gaps included my mom’s 60th birthday, a bachelor party camping trip, and Christmas. Otherwise there were no excuses. I coded on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. I coded when I was sick, and even the morning before I went in for surgery and the day after the surgery. ?

差距包括我媽媽的60歲生日 ，單身派對露營之旅和圣誕節。 否則，沒有任何借口。 我在除夕和元旦編碼。我生病時編碼 甚至在我進行手術前的早晨和手術后的第二天。 ？

You can pretty much see what days I missed right on my GitHub profile page: https://github.com/PolarisTLX. But some gaps represent time when I was in remote regions without internet access and couldn’t commit code to GitHub. But I made it a point to load a coding book onto a tablet that I made sure was fully charged before leaving. (It’s not my favorite way of learning code, but it can be nice to change the learning method up at bit and try a different medium every once in a while.)

您幾乎可以在GitHub個人資料頁面上看到我錯過的日子： https ： //github.com/PolarisTLX。但是有些差距代表了我在偏遠地區無法訪問互聯網并且無法將代碼提交到GitHub的時間。但我特別指出，要在離開之前將一本編碼書加載到平板電腦上，以確保已充滿電。 (這不是我最喜歡的學習代碼的方式，但是最好一點一點地改變學習方法，并不時嘗試一次不同的媒介。)

Finally, one group of days early on is missing. This happened because I deleted a GitHub repository when I got frustrated with a merge conflict, and just decided to delete the repository and replace the data in a new one. I did not realize that it would erase nearly a week of commits from the record. *table flip*

最后，缺少一組提前幾天。發生這種情況的原因是，當我對合并沖突感到沮喪時，我刪除了一個GitHub存儲庫，并決定刪除該存儲庫并將數據替換為一個新存儲庫。我沒有意識到它將刪除記錄中將近一周的提交。 *桌子翻轉*

我的365天進度摘要 (My 365 day progress summary)

So in 365 days I have progressed through the following accomplishments:

因此，在365天內，我取得了以下成就：

learning how to use a code editor and making simple static web pages
學習如何使用代碼編輯器并制作簡單的靜態網頁
building functional calculators and weather apps
建立功能計算器和天氣應用
building simple interactive 2D platform games
構建簡單的交互式2D平臺游戲
getting comfortable with full-stack development with multiple languages, frameworks and operating systems, and creating a complete RESTful social networking site from scratch (where users can signup with their chosen password, post, like and comment, upload their own photos, create events, send and accept friend requests and event invites with other users etc)
適應多種語言，框架和操作系統的全棧開發，并從頭開始創建一個完整的RESTful社交網站(用戶可以在其中使用所選密碼進行注冊，發布，點贊和評論，上傳自己的照片，創建活動，發送和接受好友請求以及與其他用戶的活動邀請等)
creating course material for helping other aspiring developers learn how to code.
創建課程材料，以幫助其他有抱負的開發人員學習編碼。

I have reached a point where potential clients and employers in the tech space now see me as an asset. I am now getting paid to code as I can create what they want, solve their problems, and offer real value. The work is paying off, and I’m just going to continue getting better.

我的觀點是，科技領域的潛在客戶和雇主現在將我視為資產。我現在可以從代碼中獲得報酬，因為我可以創建他們想要的東西，解決他們的問題并提供真正的價值。這項工作正在取得成果，我將繼續變得更好。

I hope you enjoyed reading about my journey. I strongly recommend you to try out the #100DaysOfCode challenge. If you liked the post, please clap ? to spread the word and motivate others.

希望您喜歡我的旅程。我強烈建議您嘗試＃100DaysOfCode挑戰。如果您喜歡該帖子，請拍手？傳播信息并激勵他人。