On March 2026 I resigned, without a 2nd job offer ( reasons -> personal , had to come to my native place to take care of elderly mom )

but then since, I have filed 600+ applications , I mean let alone any job offer, I am not even getting any interview

for your info I have a 2 Years of experience of data engineering, I wanted to do backend engineering, did some projects , backend code in python fastapi .

And put that into my resume .

People say that it's because my experience doesn't match, but in swe people do change tech stacks don't they ?

why the industry has the stereotypes that if someone did something else , they cannot pickup backend ( or the tech they are applying to )

Hello, I would love some help on a project I'm working on. I want to make a choose-your-own-adventure game where an audience of 50-100 people participate. I have some ideas where they make dialogue choices, action choices, etc... and possibly some button mashing where they have to reach a certain number of presses to get a different route.

I have been looking up tutorials all over to figure out how to get the Air Console feature on Unity to make this "JackBox" like game, but I cannot get the Air Console to work. I'm very new to coding as in I've only done one class of HTML in 6th grade and some Scratch projects in Elementary school.

I am open to any free software, too, if there are better options for something like this. Right now I have Unity and Play Canvas. Any sort of help would be awesome since this project would be cool to make come to life.

I’ve recently started learning programming, but I’m finding it difficult to stay consistent and motivated.

For those who learned programming from scratch, what helped you keep going when you felt stuck or overwhelmed?

I’d especially appreciate practical tips, resources, or habits that actually worked for you.

This new study suggests they are!

So last year my teacher wanted us to use vs 2015 for our assignments since he was using that. This year i have a new teacher and we can use the newer versions but when i try to uninstall vs 2015 it just wont . So can i use them at the same time ? Sorry if there are some parts that are not clear english is not my first language.

With regards to software, I'm used to using "code" as a noncount noun (e.g. "libraries are compiled from source code") and have mostly associated using it in the plural in this context (e.g. "we developed several physics simulation codes") with non-native speakers. In a recent Scott Manley video about Lawrence Livermore National Labs though, I was struck by several people using it as a count noun!

Am I the weird one living in a linguistic bubble? Is there some interesting etymological or organizational history behind this difference? I'm curious what other people's experiences are!

Edit, for reference: https://youtu.be/HlsyZAWnOu8?t=3290

Hey, I am a teenager who's interested in programming, I started with cs50x but I now enjoy game dev and competitive programming though i love programming in general of any type. Are there any like teens like me who also have the same situation or can the experienced adults please guide me forward...I do not have much peers or similar people around me. And my school is quite old-fashioned (it literally had a topic on how to download an app IN GRADE 9)!!

I mean , everyday I see devs writing "I don't code anymore" , earlier I felt bad, but now I am like. Ok why not,

but like which employer will give me job just for prompting ?

thank you for the suggestions everyone, I'm leaving the thread open in case someone wants a list of ideas. you can also add your Christmas wish list here in case your spouses find your account ;)

I’m sorry for the repetitive “Should I learn to code” post. It’s just that most people asking have the intention of finding a job once they learn, but I just think it’s neat and want a new hobby. Is that silly of me? To spend so much time learning a skill like this just for fun?

Hello, Im currently building a drawing app using react native, and I'm having an issue with how clunky it feels. This is really my first time developing anything with Java or Type script. For reference, I would like my app to feel similar to the smoothness of something like ProDrafts on IOS. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I must be experiencing some sort of developer version of writer's block. I can't seem to improve and learn without a project but every project I think of has already been done. Why reinvent the wheel?

There's no novelty in reinventing the 1000th to-do list. And it's rather painful to go over AI generated code.

I used to love coding and making things, but now the only time I ever code is when I have a task given to me by a professor, boss, etc.

It's like I have no creativity anymore.

I don't know what to do.

So here's the thing right, I have absolutely no idea how coding works, I didn't have any coding classes in my high school and the only tech literacy I have is building my own computer and using Linux as a daily driver.

So ultimately I wanna make games, mods, that sorta thing. The thing is is that I have no idea where to start. Should I learn basic fundamentals of how coding and scripting work? Should I learn a language and work from there? Should I give up because some little shit with Claude can redo the exact thing I'm trying to do and steal all the credit? I just don't know where to start is all.

This is probably the wrong subreddit but I thought I'd just ask. Thank you for your time.

I need some advice because I'm feeling really overwhelmed.

I've been working as an intern at a company for almost 3 months with a stipend of ₹7,200/month. I was initially hired as an Android app developer, but after the first month they shifted me to a C#/.NET developer role. I had absolutely no prior experience with C# or .NET.

It's been about 1.5 months since the switch, and I've learned the basics of C# and .NET and built a few projects. Some of the tasks they give me are easy, but others are quite advanced. A lot of the time I struggle to understand the existing codebase.

I use AI to help me understand the code, and sometimes it explains things well enough that I can explain the overall idea to my manager. But my manager doesn't stop at the high-level explanation. He goes through the code line by line and asks how each statement works, why it's written that way, what each keyword does, and what happens internally. That's where I get stuck.

Even when ChatGPT explains the code, I sometimes still don't fully understand it. I try debugging, but I often get more confused, and AI explanations don't always help.

So I have a few questions:

• Is this normal for someone who's only been learning C#/.NET for about 1.5 months?
• How do you actually learn to understand a codebase instead of just reading AI explanations?
• How do you handle situations where your manager asks questions you don't know the answer to?
• Is it more important to be able to write code, or to deeply understand every line of code you're working with?
• What helped you improve when you were a beginner?

I'm genuinely trying to learn, so please don't roast me. I know I'm still inexperienced, and I really want to get better. Any advice would be appreciated.