Day 0 of 100 Days Coding Challenge: Python
My experience with Python? Let’s just say—minimal. I took a course about a year ago, but most of the code has long since slipped through the cracks of my memory. Well, except for the basics. Those stuck around, probably out of sheer stubbornness.
Then, one day, I stumbled across a book about a university student who challenged herself to code for 100 days—with the help of AI. That caught my attention.
Now, doing something for 100 days straight isn’t the hard part for me. I’ve been keeping up daily habits for years. The real challenge? Committing to something I didn’t particularly enjoy the first time around. A hundred days of coding—something I once found frustrating? That’s a whole new kind of endurance test. Add a full-time job into the mix, and well… things start to get interesting.
The student in that book said she didn’t enjoy traditional programming courses—the kind that kick off with “print(‘Hello, world!’)” and expect you to be thrilled. I get that. It’s hard to stay motivated without a purpose. Learning is great, but creating something meaningful for yourself? That’s even better.
I will use AI as a collaborator, not a replacement for thought, to ensure each day’s ‘small program adds a brick to my understanding.So, no, I’m not aiming to become a full-stack developer in 100 days. But I will create something—one small program each day. Just to see what I can build. Just to see how far I can go. Let’s begin.