In addition to my goal of getting my django project up and running by the new year, I also am challenging myself to complete the python and html/css tracks on Codecademy two more times for a total of three. I’ve found I’m learning a lot of new stuff that didn’t sink in the first time through. I also intend to run through the Javascript track three times.
Update on the recruiter, I let her know where I was in my career and she said to give her a call once I have a year of experience with python under my belt. I’ll reach out to her again in the Spring!
Running tutorials is redundant. Create a website from scratch based on something you enjoy. Make your real world mistakes now and you won’t be making them as much later.
I understand where you are coming from. That’s why I’m working on my own site/app from scratch in addition to doing tutorials and reading documentation. You can’t learn something new without studying it after all.