Rethinking the possibilities of structuring the learning phase of a computer language

Caleb Love
3 min readOct 21, 2018
Pen , Paper and Keyboard

Hello, I am John, 14 years old and in this article, I would like to discuss the possibilities of rethinking the structure of learning a programming language.
When I began thinking about developing apps or different kind of software, I didn’t really think about structuring my path to becoming a developer but rather think about which language I would learn. Of course, it is important to know what you would like to program but I would say that it is more important to know which way you are going so that you can reach your aim efficiently. There are many language teaching products on the market but I would definitely recommend Treehouse. Treehouse is a platform where you can learn different kinds of subjects such as programming languages as well as different kind of topics. Treehouse asks you what you want to accomplish and what your aims are so that you can finish a language as fast but still professionally as possible. Whereas at other Platforms you have to decide on your own which courses you have to buy to reach your destination. My experience was that Treehouse launched me off to space with the best rocket and let go of me when I went into space to find my own way. With that sentence, I mean that Treehouse gave me the perfect direction of learning the code until I found my own way in the world wide web to learn my selected language. But Before I get muddled up in all kinds of opinions and topics I would like to suggest you a structure for starting to learn a computer language. The listed points are for the people who think they want to make their own plan then rather follow a guide.

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Think about what you want to accomplish and which language you want to decide for. If you have found your aim and language, then continue to note your wishes for the future and why you decided to learn your selected language. This paper will come in handy when you are frustrated and want to stop learning.

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Now consider looking for the ways of getting to your aim. This means to find the Platform, Book, workshop, etc that will definitely help you get there.
Like I already said; Treehouse is a very good platform for the people who can afford it. While simultaneously Udemy is for the people who need to learn specific subjects and can learn without a guide. Don’t forget to write down anything that could help, so that you have a list with a lot of helpful devices to list of.

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Last but not least think of a timetable. List your checkpoints in order down and think of a suitable time frame to accomplish these tasks. Doing every day 1–3 hours of learning is better then learning 14 hours on one of the days in the week because you can memorize things better if you do them more often and efficiently.

Thank you for reading my text to the end. This is my first Blog and I would love to get some critic so that I can get better over time. If you have further questions I am happy to answer them.

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Caleb Love

I am Caleb, a young Android Developer living in Berlin. I love to code fun projects and connect with other people.