What Data Rebellion is All About
Hello there, I’m Grayson Stanton. I started Data Rebellion because when I was first learning to code, it seemed like most of the educational materials and discussions were all geared toward full-time careers in programming.
But not everyone wants to be a software developer. A lot of folks just want to have a good time learning a cool new skill and automate a few boring tasks at the office, or maybe work on a little personal project on the side and impress their friends and family. I like to refer to these people as casual coders.
This is an important distinction, because there’s a big difference between how you structure the education of an aspiring software developer and that of someone who justs wants to know enough to be dangerous. It’s not as simple as the casual coder just going 25% of the way or so down the full-time path.
I mean, you could do that, but it’d most likely be inefficient and cause a lot of unnecessary confusion, not to mention feelings of inadequacy when you constantly see people saying “AT THE VERY LEAST YOU NEED TO LEARN…” followed by a list of ten or so technologies you’ve never heard of.
To better illustrate the general crowd that Data Rebellion is here to serve, here are some examples of the kinds of people I have in mind when writing my material:
- White-collar workers looking to automate repetitive tasks
- Professionals wanting a new skillset to help justify a raise or promotion
- Workers who simply want to keep their options open and not get left behind
- Individuals casually exploring the possibility of a full-time programming career
- Entreprenuers that want a basic grasp of programming to aid in their innovation
- Managers who want to better communicate with tech workers in their company
- Students who want a fun introduction to programming
- People who just think programming is cool and a joy to experience
Notice that it would be worth it to all of them to have some basic programming proficiency, but at the same time none of them need anywhere near the expertise of even a junior full-time programmer. It’s an entirely different group that deserves educational materials customized for their situation.
So if you fit into any of these groups, consider subscribing to my newsletter below. I want to help get you to the point of minimum viable profiency as efficiently as possible, while still enjoying the process the whole way through.
And if you subscribe, you’ll also get my free Ebook filled with project ideas to help you find a direction to start down in your programming journey. Either way, best of luck.