I have been asked multiple times lately, by various different people, as to whether I could write a blog post about how I got from where I started (someone who had never coded before at all), to where I am now (someone who’s still firmly in the “learning” camp, but able to create a range of semi-useful code snippets).
Those asking pointed out that although it was relatively interesting and fun reading my posts while following along, replicating my code line for line and then running the script to get their output, my posts weren’t great at actually helping people develop the necessary skills and knowledge to be able to branch out and create their own mini-programs and projects. Nor did I tend to point readers in the right direction of the actual resources that I myself had used and found useful to develop as a Python programmer.
I totally take this on board, and appreciate there is a fundamental difference between just presenting my own mini-projects in blog posts and inspiring/helping others to be able to identify and create their own mini-project“wish-list”.