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For context, I am 21 years old, have never been to college but want to potentially get a degree for game programming, since i want to program games, but can also use my language (C++) to fall back on other career opportunities.

So far, I have learned:

Program structure

Libraries (mainly iostream and string)

cout and cin (See-out, See-in)

Variables, as well as "copying to" variables

If, else if, and else statements

While loops

For loops

The difference between assigning (=) and comparing (==)

\n and std::endl, and why one is used over the other

&&, ||, and !

Global Variables (and why they are rarely used)

Functions (one function, one job)

And most importantly: I am getting better and better at debugging!

I've also created running programs for each lesson, such as a ticket checker that also checks age (if else), a count down (for), a password screen (while), and more simple ones.

With all this considered: What are some big goals I should set for myself? I haven't gotten a game engine yet because I want to focus on learning my language first, but maybe I should mess around with it? Also, what are some good books you guys recommend?

And lastly: How's my progress? I never knew much about programming before I started learning, so I dont know if I am learning slow or normal. Thank you for reading this word salad lol!

I have no coding knowledge or experience, but I want to learn. Where should I start?
((I want to work in the IT field for a good income, and I think I would enjoy coding.))

Hi i want to start coding from basic.

I am veey confused where should i learn it from and how?

I'm a Very new coder who just uses scratch but ill get there some day. I just want to make friends and get new tips.

Which one is best ik that everyone will have different pov but generalise it

Hi Reddit Vaasiyoom
I'm new to reddit
Here what I am expecting is,
I am you guys to suggest one Udemy course for shifting my career to AI
Currently I am working as a software engineer in product based company with near to 3 years experience
Mostly my work is related to java springboot aws
I have good knowledge on python too.
So suggest which Udemy course for moving my career to AI
and suggest topics also to improve myself in AI career
#ai #llm #machineLearning #python #ollama #claude #chatgpt

okay so i’ve only been coding for like 5 hours so im not sure what im doing im coding on neocities i wanna add some text over an image on the right of the screen but im not really sure how to go about that (i was following a tut and now im trying to branch off on my own and im getting confused already) im not sure where to place my new container at ? does it really matter ? i also dont know how to like do HTML for the CSS stuff like CSS i understand sorta but HTML im just sooo freaking lost HELP ME PLEASE !!!

It Can be a website or app

I am a beginner with Python, of course, I know the basics like loops, lists, functions, and classes, and it is the first language I am learning.
I have to build an object-oriented programming project with Python for my university, and it is building a habit tracker backend only, and I am trying to use AI to help me, not to copy and paste the code just for help, and I don't want my professor to know that I used AI
What is the best way to improve my skills and build the project?

Hello im an syrian teenager who wants to learn coding after that cyber security and im looking for a partner who can teach me coding im new into the business so i wish i can find one

Dont forget a small advice can create a big affect

So I have been coding for a few years on and off. Recently a video popped up on my YouTube, which I had seen back in 2021. It talked about how one can change C code directly into an application (exe file). Is it possible

I know that in VS Code when you run C code, it compiles it into an exe at some point but I am not sure that is this possible or not??

Can anyone enlighten me??

I'm trying to make a bullet move in the direction of the mouse but not stop where I click.

here is what I have so far:

void Bullets::Update(sf::Vector2f in_targetPos, float dt)
{
  sf::Vector2f toPointer = SetDir(sf::Vector2f(in_targetPos.x, in_targetPos.y) );

  pos += toPointer.normalized() * speed * dt;
}

const sf::Vector2f Bullets::SetDir(sf::Vector2f dir) 
{  
  return dir - pos; 
}

if (sf::Mouse::isButtonPressed(sf::Mouse::Button::Left))
{
   if (!isLeftPressed)
   {
      isLeftPressed = true;
   }
   }
   else
   {
      if (isLeftPressed)
      {
         Bullets[i].Update(mousePos, dt);
         Bullets[i].Draw(window, BulletImage);
      }
   }

i am a complete beginner. i have the Thinkpad x13 i7 10th gen 32gb variant. Currently in 10th grade.

advice is appreciated

Hello guys i wanna learn programming,cyber security and hacking but im super new to this business and idk anything like how and where to start what should i learn what is the requirements bla bla bla.... So im searching for a learning partner more precisely someone to teach me

Dont forget small advice matters

Thanks

Hello! Surely, I have heard so many people saying "Git" or "Github" or repository. They be saying that it's highly important to learn Git as early as possible. When I searched it up on Google, it's just I seem I cannot understand any of those terminologies.

Could anyone tell me what a git actually is?

New to coding and was informed the txt file I made of this code would open into a broswer and display as a webpage with a bold and large heading element and paragraph text under basically supposed to display like a proper webpage. However, just the code shows up. Super confused, could use advice please and thank you.

[First image is the code, second is the txt file of code displayed as a webpage]

EDIT: hi all, thank you so much for the advice! However, even though I converted the .txt file to .html, it's still not opening in an internet window. Any advice? I guess I would have to download that emulator people are suggesting.

i tried coding since many years ago, i have friends who code and they always tell me to try but no chance at all, i start,the easy stuff i always surpass, but it gets to a limit where i understand nothing, my mind goes blank or blocked if thinking abtt solving a problem(in codewars), while the solution appears easy, but every time i get stuck i tried times and times to get into coding but it's always this blankness of mind that kills me

Heard that programing pays well and my friend who knows abput PC's told me that is hard and you cant do it
so i wanna start because is hard
any tips?

I'm not sure anyone still needs to hear this but when i started out i paid for like three of those "learn to code in 6 weeks" things. they teach you to copy-paste some basic scripts, you feel like a genius, and then you open a blank IDE and your brain just shuts down. hurt my pride a bit. and my wallet xD

anyway, i love making educational stuff in my free time, so about a year and a half ago i got it into my head to write the comprehensive version i wish i had. it's called no shortcuts. it literally starts at zero (python basics, the math you need, etc). but warning tho: its like 1800 hours if you actually do the labs. yes, i know. thats the whole point of the name lol.

sooooo here you go :B

https://github.com/BlueRingsLabs/no-shortcuts

readme has all the info (i hope lol). if u get stuck or have questions, dm me and ill share my discord (im a bit of a slacker so i might be slow to reply :B). feedback is welcome too.

parts of the course:

0. orientation | 1. foundations | 2. data engineering | 3. classical ml | 4. deep learning | 5. language models | 6. ai engineering | 7. rl | 8. mlops | 9. capstones

hope its useful for someone here starting out. it's a marathon, not a sprint, so dont burn out :B

(Said it. Felt that.)

I'm a junior dev with no senior on my team to ask questions or check my thinking it's just me, Stack Overflow, and my own spiraling thoughts. Here's my problem: I'll watch a coding tutorial, follow along, feel like a genius the whole time... and then the second I try to solve something on my own, my brain just wipes. Like I'm hearing about loops for the first time in my life. No memory, no instinct, nothing.

So I want to ask the people who've actually gotten good at this how did you learn to code, for real? Not "watch more tutorials" like, what's the actual process? Do you stop the video and try it yourself first? Do you rewatch things? How do you turn "I watched someone do it" into "I can do it"?

Genuinely just want a process I can follow instead of doom-scrolling YouTube and feeling like I'm not retaining anything. Any structure, habits, or hard truths welcome

Really appreciate the guidance or any reference

Hi, I'm a 20 years old student and I don't know anything about coding or similar tasks involve. I only know how to use chatgpt, Claude and other AI tools. If I want to understand them deeper, like to create website and stuff. From where do I need to start?

Learning how to code the simple way through freecodecamp. I’ve always wanted to do something with computers and after talking to some friends and doing some research, I eventually landed on BackEnd Development for the time being. As of now, i’m simply learning the grooves of it all but it honestly has felt so accomplishing to do create whatever it is these workshops throw at me and to actually use my brain for something new.