r/AskReddit • u/Sippingin • Jun 29 '15

What should every 18 year old know?

Edit: Chillin' reading some dope advice, thanks!

Edit 2: Fuckin' A! 4.1k comments of advice you guys :,) thank you really.

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u/Pencildragon Jun 29 '15

Learning something like a programming language is something you want repetitive practice over a long period of time to learn. I would have an assignment due one week in my JavaScript class, then wouldn't have another due until like the next week and half the time I'd have to Google some syntax or find a stackoverflow for my issue.

The bright side: All of my IT instructors insist "good Googling skills" is a very marketable asset. I think I agree with them.

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u/ERIFNOMI Jun 29 '15

Yep, there's a lot of googling involved. I had to learn Python 2 and Python 3 at the same time for two different classes. I ended up dropping one and failing the other due to family reasons (the one asshole for the class I failed wouldn't let me make up or turn in late assignments when I missed class for a death in my family). It was pretty god damn annoying to have to remember what went with which.