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date: 2017-06-14
modified_at: 2017-06-26
tags: [programming]
description: The journey from WordPress frustrations to learning JavaScript, React Native, and Node.js to bring software ideas to life.
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# I feel like a Tesla without wheels

I always have so many ideas in my mind, but I feel so powerless. Every day I let
my mind go: I think of possible applications of new technologies in my head. In
the last year, I learned a lot about how to make such ideas reality, and it's
not easy. The last few months, my ideas were more and more software oriented. I
still believe there is a lot to improve in the app world. So I started simple: I
created a WordPress: It became a full-fletched social network, using almost a
hundred plugins. Unfortunately this wasn't good enough for being a successful
product. Why? Because it was so damn slow... And I couldn't really improve it.

> Have a look at my first failure. This was when I was still exited, when I
still thought I could improve the bad aspects of the WP website.I have lots of
ideas for apps and you can't make apps in WordPress. So I decided to learn
something new. If I really want to create all my software related ideas, I
either need a lot of money, or I have to do it myself.

I'm going to learn Javascript
Javascript is the perfect tool. Really. It's perfect. It can do anything.
Back-end, front-end. Server-side, client-side.

I love JS. I love it's possibilities. My biggest goal for 2017 now, is to become
a Javascript pro.

I'm going to use MongoDB, NodeJS and React Native in order to create the biggest
apps.

How? By using these principles
https://journal.thriveglobal.com/how-to-learn-in-2-days-what-normally-takes-6-months-af9a1556f66e
. I will apply everything I've learned directly on what I need to build. Simple!