Anne 's Story
While at the university, I made a lot of friends from the technology field. Most of them were either pursuing Computer Technology, ICT or Mathematics and Computer Science. Many a times I would find them writing codes and we also had discussions around programming and the future in regards to technology. It was from these discussions that I gained interest in learning programming skills and at some point, I felt like I had chosen a wrong course, Community Development and Development and instead, I should have pursued a course like computer technology.
I became intentional about learning how to code and I started by inquiring from my friends what software I would need installed in my computer to code. I then went ahead to ask about platforms where I could learn how to code for free. My friends directed me to tutorialspoint and codecademy. Well, I started my sessions on tutorialspoint but I hard a huge problem linking information and decided to use codecademy. Codecademy was quite fun because I was learning through practical projects. However, I could not afford to sustain my data bundle purchase because I was still a student at the time with no source of income. I took a bit of a break and after a while I started coding again. This time around an IT friend shared with me a book that I found very useful because for the first time, I was now able to link information and actually understand how HTML for example relates to CSS and the main purpose for CSS. However I feel that with guided learning, I will have a smooth time learning and at least have a point of reference in case I get stuck.
