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Wilfried Allico
2,495 PointsHello!
Hello! I have a question, if anyone can help me that would be great. I have an idea to where I want to go in my programming career (learn java and then android). My question is when I learn all of the material, is there anywhere I can go on treehouse or other resources where I can practice my skills? I am a little bit afraid because I would not to want to learn and not be able to apply my skills into the real world. Thank you.
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Steven Parker
231,248 PointsWell, I would consider "applying skills in the real world" to essentially be "getting a job". But if you want additional "practice" that's not job-related, you can find several on-line resources. One that I have used and enjoyed is Code Wars.
Joe Beltramo
Courses Plus Student 22,191 PointsFollowing the courses here at Treehouse could provide you with practice. As Steven Parker mentioned, Code Wars is good along with Code Fights. One that I have enjoyed that will help with TDD style development and good practice is Exercism.io.
As for being nervous about applying what you've learned into the real world, if you are clear that you are new to the industry so-to-speak, most employers will understand when you apply for an entry level job. They will have expectations for you to have competence in what you are doing but they won't expect you to be flawless, in fact, nobody is expected to be flawless, so it's better to relax about it.
Another good way to practice is to simply to just that, have an idea, doesn't have to be groundbreaking, and execute on it. Build it for yourself or friends/family to see.