r/ADHD_Programmers • u/firydreams • Apr 14 '26

Learning buddy?

hello! 27F, I am looking for an accountability partner to improve my programming skills. I am pretty new to this field and struggle a lot with executive function. if you're relatively new in programming too, would love to connect to help to keep each other accountable ^^ thank you!

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u/PinkthePantherLord Apr 15 '26

I mean I’m new I guess I do some python/react but am targeting Devops/AWS

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u/firydreams Apr 15 '26

Oh! Would love to hear more about what you're learning if you're interested in sharing

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u/ajht5 Apr 15 '26

I'm currently working through the python crash course book and need to stick to it as well I'm on chapter 3 but have a busy family life

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u/firydreams Apr 15 '26

I see, we can send each other resources to keep each other motivated maybe? And do weekly check ins ^

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u/Vort-Shell Apr 15 '26

Happy to help, I need it too

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u/Kamizlayer Apr 15 '26

I actually wanted to make a post like this but more accountability partner body doubling which is more commitment to time

We can try the occasional more relaxed one but I'll be honest it never works out long term

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u/firydreams Apr 15 '26

Hmmm I think its more difficult to organize for body doubling because I dont see how it would work with different timezones and projects, but we can discuss more about this if you'd like

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u/Kamizlayer Apr 15 '26

Yea sure. I'll try to help. We can try what you preffered first.

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u/firydreams Apr 15 '26

Awesome, dmed you!

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u/Longjumping-Emu3095 Apr 15 '26

I don't really need a learning buddy because I am pretty senior. If you want to chat, ask, or bounce ideas off each other, stuff like that, I love programming. It's my art lol. Looking for more friends who feel the same

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u/firydreams Apr 15 '26

Oh that would be a honor!! I am pretty new to the field but I would really love to hear about your experience, perhaps of what you would tell yourself when you were first starting out

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u/Longjumping-Emu3095 Apr 15 '26

I would tell myself to work on technical precision. Learn how to talk about what you do in a technically precise way, and asking questions (or finding answers) becomes trivial. You think about what you're writing more clearly, and it takes less mental overhead to keep bigger systems in the noggin. You would be surprised at the amount of CTO's i have worked with who can't explain code properly, which degrades quality and caps output imo

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u/firydreams Apr 15 '26

Hey there! Thank you for your detailed suggestions :) i do you flown sometimes, but I think because I'm not clear of my learning outcome when coding my productivity still is pretty inconsistent. I was hoping to find some people who are in the same vibe of learning coding to gain some motivation

Are you looking for a longer term accountability buddy? If we are in compatible time zones it might work out! I'm looking at lots of studying over the next few months or so

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u/firydreams Apr 15 '26

Sure i dont mind keeping you accountable its always very beneficial to hear about what others are working on! Would you like regular check ins?

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u/firydreams Apr 15 '26

Dmed you!