I'm super squeamish about asking for help from people I know in real life. I'd be way more comfortable working with a comrade of basically any stripe. I don't care if you know more or less than me - teaching is beneficial, being taught is beneficial.
Done enough front end to know I hate it, but I'll share what I know.
Where I'm at experience wise:
-Scratching the surface of back end (configured my own LAMP environment and have a local website with some basic PHP/JS/MySQL functions
-I've done 2/3 of the first ODIN Project (HTML/CSS)
-Completed some front-end online free "bootcamp" that was a pre-req for a paid java bootcamp I didn't pursue
-Getting somewhat savvy with git/github, IDEs, and very comfortable with operational logic and scoping from modding games
-Lots of IT experience, so I never really have configuration/interfacing issues
-finished the w3schools "webdev" track (JS/HTML/CSS/PHP/SQL) along with a few other
Where I'm at mentally:
-Haven't touched my PHP project in months
-Feel like I forgot everything I learned
-Feel like a fraud and like I probably have undiagnosed ADHD
-Constantly tempted to give up and dive into something even less likely to turn my life around
-Alienated from my friends who don't really understand why I'm struggling to get economic traction
The reason I'm interested in paired learning is because I believe in other people more than in myself - I struggle to invest in myself, working as a team on things always gives me limitless energy. If I work alone I typically will finish a step of the project I'm working on and then retreat away from the project rather than pushing it further continuously. Kinda just need a person that goes "okay next we need to..." and when they don't say that I say it, rinse repeat. That doesn't mean we constantly work, I know time is precious; it just means there is no official "hiatus".
To what extent do you want for "paired learning"? I'm a coder by trade and I will happily give you specific step by step instructions on what you can learn next (e.g. Specifically use Python and the Flask micro framework to code a form to create and login to an account persisted in a PostgreSQL instance. Now add salting and hashing to the password. Now add session cookies so people can stay logged in. Add a caching layer to save database query, Now add load balancing to your database, etc.). I'll review your code and give you feedback as well and tips on what to Google and learn
I can give you deadlines depending on how many hours you want to dedicate per week and pressure you to meet them. Of course, I have absolutely 0 way to keep you accountable
I can give you advice on the best technologies to learn to maximize employability across front-end, backend, cloud technologies, and CI/CD tools (your current tech stack is outdated, unfortunately). I can review your resume and give you interviewing tips and my personal preparation notes as well
Unfortunately, because I spend so many hours coding at work, I wouldn't be willing to contribute code to a project alongside with you or deep dive and debug a problem you're stuck with unless I can figure it out immediately from a quick glance at the code. I could definitely offer tips on how to debug, potential problems, and better Googling tips
I understand you probably want the pair coding partner part as well but I'm willing to stick out everything else I've said as long as you're showing dedication
If you've found somebody else to pair learn with, you are also free to add me on for everything else as well. I can function as a team lead for the two of you and be a human learning guide and resource of sorts
My "stripes" if it helps tilt your decision one way or the other (please don't make fun of me): School from one of {Berkeley, GA Tech, UIUC, UW}. Work at a company that's commonly featured in shitty "Day in the Life of a Software Engineer at X" videos from dipshit techies
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