Date: December 27, 2025
Most people wait for January 1st to start their goals. They buy a gym membership they won't use or buy a Udemy course they won't watch. I decided to do something different.
Three days ago, I had zero experience. I didn't know what a DIV tag was. I didn't know how the internet worked. Today, I have a deployed website, a functional "Space Defender" game active on the open web, and a published technical blog. I have faced the crushing defeat of deployment errors and the soaring high of a "200 OK" server response.
📉 The Reality Check: Coding is Not Magic
Before I share my roadmap, I need to share the reality of the last 72 hours. When you see "I built a game in 24 hours," you think it was easy. It wasn't. The AI wrote the code, yes. But the AI didn't deploy it. The AI didn't fix the file paths. The AI didn't understand why my server was screaming at me.
🗺️ Quarter 1: The Foundation (Jan - Mar)
I am not skipping the basics. If I don't understand the DOM (Document Object Model), I won't understand how React manipulates it later. My focus is on HTML5 Semantic Structure. I will not just write divs. I will learn why 'article' and 'nav' tags matter for SEO.
- HTML5: Mastering structure and accessibility.
- CSS Grid & Flexbox: Making layouts that work on mobile.
- Git: Committing code daily to build a streak.
🧠 Quarter 2: The Logic Beast (Apr - Jun)
This is where the "programming" actually happens. HTML is structure; JavaScript is the brain. My goal is to use AI as a "Pair Programmer" to challenge me. Instead of watching videos, I will ask Gemini to give me debugging challenges.
🚀 Quarter 3: The Modern Stack (Jul - Sep)
Once I understand vanilla JavaScript, I will move to the tools that real companies use. React.js is the industry standard. I want to build fast, single-page apps that feel like native software.
🔮 Quarter 4: The Capstone (Oct - Dec)
By the end of the year, I want to build a full SaaS (Software as a Service) application. It will have a database, user login, and payments. This is the ultimate goal.
Are you joining me on this journey? Let's crush 2026 together.