From no coding skills to 8 products in 18 months
In late 2024, coding still felt out of reach after several failed attempts to learn it. Then became the turning point: using to help turn plain-language ideas into working code.
Since then, the person launched a first app and built 8 products in total. GitHub activity went from almost nothing to nearly 5,000 contributions this year.
The main lesson is that building and real things taught more than watching tutorials. The experience is framed as part of a wider question about whether others have made a similar jump over the past two years.
Key points
- The person could not code in late 2024 and had given up several times before.
- helped them start building with AI support.
- They launched a first app and built 8 products within about 18 months.
- Their GitHub record grew to nearly 5,000 contributions this year.
- The clearest lesson is to learn by , not only by watching tutorials.