Steve Spalding

"Just wanted to add some quick context. This is designed as a compact (and semi-ordered) list of resources for anyone just starting out trying to learn Javascript. The idea was not to include *everything* as that can get really confusing but to include a lot of useful things to take you from knowing absolutely nothing to be being a competent practitioner. I tried to include totally free resources when available. I would love some feedback. As always with stuff like this there is probably some obvious stuff that has been left out, and some stuff that could be better described. Anything you guys could add would be really, really appreciated. Final note: The list focuses on Vanilla JS because otherwise it gets sort of unwieldy. Thanks so much!" - Steve Spalding

"As a bit of context, we are trying to develop a compact checklist of resources for people trying to learn Python. The list is aimed at *relative* beginners to programming, and for people who might only have limited background in programming. We tried to avoid laundry-listing every resource out there because I, at least, have found this to be really overwhelming for some people. The list is loosely ordered, and we tried to ensure that as many of the resources we found find were free. If you guys have any feedback at all it would be **greatly** appreciated. I'm sure there is some stuff that we forgot, and we are actively trying to improve this list. We also provided a list of Python community contributors on Twitter. This was the most challenging part, and I'm almost positive we left out a lot of good folks. Here is a link to that sub-list: [Follow Python Developers and Resources on Twitter](https://upsideos.com/checks...)." - Steve Spalding

"We hope to provide people with the ability to do three things: 1. Create their own vanilla checklists - that's pretty straightforward. 2. Assemble checklists out of a large (and growing) library of checks. Sometimes you know a portion of a subject, but you don't know it all. This would allow you to search for pre-made "checks" to fill in the gaps. 3. Find experts to help you with your projects. You'll find these experts through their checklists. The idea here is that by showing your expertise, and allowing people to have a taste of what you can offer, you can smooth out the process of engagements (and perhaps make a couple bucks along the way). Clearly this works better for some *kinds* of experts more than others, and we're still working out who would best be served. That's the basic idea though. Hope that helps." - Steve Spalding

"You're very welcome!" - Steve Spalding

"No problem at all. Just glad it's useful." - Steve Spalding

"I couldn't agree more with this. We made this list to try to reduce the piles and piles of time it takes to find the right journalist, not to give people an opportunity to spam the good folks who talk about our things. Thanks so much for putting this out there, it's important to remember." - Steve Spalding

"Glad you like it!" - Steve Spalding

"Here is a quick checklist we put together, honestly there isn't a *huge* amount out there right now but this should at least get you started. [Learning Swift Checklist](https://upsideos.com/checkli...)" - Steve Spalding

"I hadn't even thought of Pandas, that's a really great point. Thanks so much." - Steve Spalding

"That makes a huge amount of sense, thanks for the input!" - Steve Spalding

"Honestly I wouldn't recommend it. As background I've run a small agency for the last 7 years and have been doing freelance work for longer than that. The problem is that without good access to initial clients and a specific niche that you have some expertise in, you will be grinding out a *lot* of code for very little money. Worse, you will spend as much time "handling" clients as you do working. It's really unpleasant stuff, especially if you are relying on oDesk or eLance. I would suggest finding a specific niche you think you might add value to, start doing some side projects and build a portfolio. Work on an open source project or two. Ask your friends/family if anyone needs coding work and actually take a project to its conclusion. If you are still interested, go for it. If not, I would *really* suggest college. It will give you access to a lot more people who can help grow your business if nothing else." - Steve Spalding

"Of course! Hope you find it useful!" - Steve Spalding

"Thanks so much for the feedback! Yup, definitely need hover effects. We know about the mobile resolution stuff, it's on our list of things to fix. Trying to get the browser stuff locked in first. We've been going back and forth on the tags them, and the "Links" refer to links to external resources on different pages. When you click on a check while logged in it "checks" the box and saves it in that state. Thanks again, we're going to make some changes based on this." - Steve Spalding

"Thanks so much, let me know if you see anything else. Really, really appreciate this." - Steve Spalding

"It certainly looks quite cool, and I really like the idea of building a library of patterns. Well done." - Steve Spalding