25 Days of Study-Assessment

A quick assessment of what I've learned in the last 25 days:

-Basic HTML, CSS & Javascript (I can build a simple webpage and make it do things).
-Basic Computer Science (I have a grasp of the fundamentals of computing).
-Version Control (I can create repositories, push files to github, merge, pull, etc.)
-Basic Java (I can create basic classes to solve problems).
-Basic R (I can import data and perform various analyses on it).

The list doesn't look that impressive and includes a fair number of 'basics'. However, I have learned a lot and more importantly, I am making progress. Most importantly I feel confident about my abilities-I am confident that I will make a good programmer.

So far, I haven't been keeping strict records of my time. I've estimated that I spend at least 7 hours a day of solid learning and doing (which makes it about 175 hours so far).

One hesitation I have about the Web Development curriculum I'm following concerns the emphasis on Ruby. So far, I haven't seen a single job requiring Ruby in the NorthEast-although there have been plenty asking for Java and C#.

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