Thanks for this response. I'm 24, in the Bay Area and I'm also interested in learning Web Dev. I don't expect to do this in 4 months, but the sooner the better

Thanks for this response. I'm 24, in the Bay Area and I'm also interested in learning Web Dev. I don't expect to do this in 4 months, but the sooner the better. Some questions: - What bootcamp was this and do you think this holds true for, say, Hack Reactor? My initial intention was to join a bootcamp and even after being mildly disenchanted with everything I've heard, that was still my plan. 60-70 hours /week seems like a longshot otherwise - especially when you don't know what you're doing. - Why Mac? I'm on a PC and I've just installed Ubuntu as my main OS. I figured running linux, even if it is just Ubuntu while I get a feel for it, would be more 'legit'. -- Finding the motivation to put the time in was a challenge before I found Codewars. I'm now pretty good at doing these algorithms and more than a little disappointed when I was told they're basically not used in actual development. OP if you're interested, I can pair program with you on these algorithms and show you maybe some fun stuff. I can get a trail account with Coderpad.io and we can use skype for voice. Let me know. Here is a tutorial for linux command line. I'm going to assume there is some cross over with other OS's: https://www.udacity.com/course/linux-command-line-basics--ud595 https://www.udacity.com/course/linux-command-line-basics--ud... Tutorials for HTML / CSS - these are free as well: https://www.udacity.com/course/intro-to-html-and-css--ud304 https://www.udacity.com/course/intro-to-html-and-css--ud304 https://www.udacity.com/course/responsive-web-design-fundamentals--ud893 https://www.udacity.com/course/responsive-web-design-fundame... While I like reading novels, when it comes to learning to program I've realized I like the doing much more than the reading - to a fault. I essentially learned Js syntax with Codewars and google and at this point it's struggle to work through Eloquent Javascript. I'll have to double down on that. My offer to pair program (with you or anyone) stands for actually building things as well. I'll also be doubling down on meetups in the area. It might be smart for you to do the same. https://www.meetup.com/ https://www.meetup.com/ is a good source for that.