Figuring things out, one line of code at a time.
I've read a great deal about coding since I've started this journey, much of it very (maybe even a bit too) encouraging ("Anyone can code! Here's how to go from novice to engineer in 6 months!"), but some of it more grounded in a realistic understanding of what it takes to actually make it in the field.
Based on what I've read and the podcasts I've been enjoying, it's pretty clear that the one challenge most beginner coders have in common is figuring out where to start.
Part of the problem is that it's pretty tough to know where to start if you don't know where you want to end up, but it's impossible for a newbie to figure that out until they've gotten started. It's an ouroboros of coding confusion and I completely understand why anyone might throw up their hands and walk away before their first console.log('hello world').
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