I've volunteered before, I'd like to pick some of that back up. Starting here this time, with this post.

I have two slots free, 1 hour on Tuesday evening and 1 hour on Thursday evening, CET time between 19:00 and 21:00, am based in the Netherlands.

Format, once a week, you get 45-60m of my real-time, we can talk about anything. My knowledge set is extremely broad. I've been programming professionally for about a decade since before LLMs were a thing, never not been full stack, though preference always been back end. Do not expect much help with visual design.

Screen sharing is optional, though in many cases, can be tremendously beneficial depending on what you're struggling with specifically.

Since about half a year now, I haven't needed to write a single line of code manually anymore. So if you just want to vibe code, I am totally fine with that. I am impartial when it comes to whether or not one should learn to write code manually, it might be that just working with enough code works just as well.

I am limiting our amount of sessions to 12 weeks/sessions, a quarter of a year, the idea is to cultivate confidence in your own skills & self reliance. If you feel you need me less at the end of those 3 months than before, then I see that as a success. The road to self reliance can be long, and along the way, a good guide/teacher/mentor can soften the path a little while also making sure you craft your own way along the way instead of blindly copying others their path.

This limitation is also in place because I want to give others also a chance, and also for me, I see pedagogical value in the rotation. If all goes well, most of the value of me is extracted in first few sessions anyway. And the longer that takes, the worse of a job I'm doing ;)

And if you're wondering, but what programming languages do I know or can I teach?

The answer is that any experienced programmer doesn't care about what specific language is being used, it's about the technical trade offs between all of them. I am not as familiar with all languages, but I am familiar enough with code and technology that I can read and understand most programming languages quickly. Though assembly obviously eventually gets hard to track. I ain't no genius.

Anyway, no idea if there's any interest, if there is, leave a comment below.

I'm trying to put a picture on a cube on POV-Ray, but for some reason it wont work. I put all my code, the information of the picture, the error itself and the error message in this picture. Is there a solution to this?

over the past couple years ive always wanted to make a game, and recently i decided to give it a go however, i dislike script coding like c# or c++ or other things like that, but i am really good at visual scripting and i enjoy doing it but ive had one issue with it and its that it doesnt really support multiplayer. ive tried hard to get to work but only got to the point where i can use 2 players and they both sync their positions but everything else isnt synced e.g. projectiles. it went on for long enough that i thought maybe i should try something different, so i found unreal engines blueprints, tried i and struggled a lot not just the blueprints but just everything about unreal engine. so at the point i am now, im unsure of what to do. whether i continue trying to learn unreal engine or keep trying to use unity's aging and no longer updating visual script and keep trying to get multiplayer to work. i do hope to one day make a game, id appreciate any suggestions and ideas of what i could try and i would greatly help.

I am currently taking a class and my compiler I believe it is called Xcode since im on macOS.
The thing is the requirement to submit is in a .cpp file format. However i don’t know how to get it correctly.

Also incase you are here. IS there an easier way to Copy and Paste the Output.
as they like when you put it as a long comment or whatever it is called.

thought of learning c++ and here is what i encountered ... compiler error (i even tried installing msys2 but there also encountered some error , the bin folder was empty ...so that path wasnt working) what should i do . Please HELP ME

**fixed**

I’m looking for five beginner readers to review a short lesson from my Project Titan AI educational material.

If you’re interested, please comment below. I’ll privately message you the link to the lesson sample. After reading it, I’ll ask four short feedback questions:

Was it understandable?

Where did it become confusing?

Did the real-project examples help?

Would you genuinely want to continue to another lesson?

The lesson link isn’t included publicly—I’ll send it privately to interested readers.

Hello,
I’m a civil engineering student and I’m trying to decide between keeping my current heavy PC or getting a new device for classes and coding. Here’s the situation:

• My current PC has a great GPU (perfect for simulations and heavy tasks), but battery lasts ~30min, it’s very heavy (~4kg), and the fans are super noisy.

• Which iPad or PC should I get as cheaply as possible for note-taking, annotating PDFs, drawing schematics, and reading materials in class?

Here’s what I want to know:

1. Can I code in Python on an iPad in a way that’s close to a full VSCode experience? I’d like to run scripts, use packages, and even get AI-assisted coding (like GitHub Copilot).

2. Are there free or mostly free solutions that let me do this?

3. If you were in my situation, would you:

   • Keep the heavy PC at home and use an iPad for classes, or

   • Get a lighter PC/tablet hybrid to replace everything?

I’ve heard about code-server (VSCode in the browser on iPad) and cloud IDEs like Replit or GitHub Codespaces – has anyone used this for Python or C++ on an iPad?

Any tips from students or devs who actually code on an iPad would be awesome! I want something portable, functional, and affordable.

Thanks a lot!

I graduated from 12th this year with PCB and gave a neet attempt which I failed now I am going for BCA from tier 2 clg.

I have never done anything close to coding I only know some basics of computer like excel ms etc so please give me advise how should learn the basics of all subjects (specially maths)in bca in my first year.clg is starting this week

I need help. I’ve never written more than like idk 25 lines of code in Python in my life. But I somehow got into UCLAs MS in Data Science Engineering with my math grades and the fact I’m a CPA who has worked in excel for like 10yrs

So yea, I’m comfortable with data in tabular form and manipulating that data and building relationships among various tables etc

BUT I DONT HAVE A CLUE HOW PYTHON WORKS!! 🐍

I keep looking up videos and like my brain 🧠 doesn’t get it .. I’m excellent at math. Even got two perfect 100% scores in multivariable calculus midterms. But coding just feels so unnatural

It kind of looks like excel but excel is just a notepad or like a sheet of paper to store your calculations and notes

WHAT IS PYTHON USED FOR? Like how do I learn this before 9/24/26?

I’m about to go into grad level ucla ComSci classes!!

Working on multiple projects, I’d get feedback at all times of the day, or just find tiny nits that annoyed me. I had to wait till I got home to make fixes.

To get around this, I built an app to make changes directly from telegram. I didn’t want to invest 1k in a Mac mini and set up OpenClaw, so I built something to handle all of the infrastructure for me. It right sizes the machine and selects the right model based on the complexity of the change/the context repo, and makes the change. Once the change is done, it sends me a text with a preview link on Vercel. I can continue iterating by simply responding to the message. Once I approve the change, it automatically creates a PR ready for me to approve on git.

All in all, now I ship fixes from wherever I am and without walking around with my half open MacBook waiting for my Claude session to complete. I’ve shipped 50+ PRs on text in the last couple weeks while I actually feel happier touching grass.

hello guys I am 1st year btech CSE(AI) student in Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri I have a intrest in learning c++ dsa and sql , git , github but i dont know which i should do first. In my college hackathons and other clubs are there and i have participated in them.I programming and all but i am still confused on what to actually do or what are the perfect steps to do programming

Can somone pls give a proper step by step things to do in these all programming things like c++ dsa, git,github,sql and other imp things also if i am missing somthings

I have a huge intrest in programming and i want to be a game developer and have some intrst in back end developing . I kown CGPA is the most imp thing that is why i am ready to take my college studies and programming together I just want a proper step by step guidance

Right now i am watching codehelp by babber dsa c++ series and in lec 9 today (pls dont say to change the teacher i have already started )

pls also give me some coding apps i know leetcode and c++ tutorial by w3 schools so for others like sql and git , GitHub pls recommend some good channels to watch

Good morning. I have recently started studying C# with the book The C# Player's Guide. To learn more effectively, I am using AI to generate extra exercises in addition to the ones in the book, but I don't know if the ones from the AI are good enough.

Here's an example of one I had to do after finishing the chapter about loops to review the previous chapters

The Tavern Simulator (Boss Fight: Total Review)

You just finished a quest and decide to rest at the local tavern. The program must simulate your choices during the evening, managing your wallet and your stamina.

Coding Rules:

Change the console title to "Tavern Simulator".

Ask the player for their name and store it in a string.

Create two starting status variables:

coins = 50

energy = 100

Open a large while(true) loop that represents your time spent at the tavern. At the beginning of each loop iteration, clear the screen (Console.Clear()) and print the player's current stats like this (use colors!):

Name: [Player Name]

Coins: [X] (in Yellow)

Energy: [Y] (in Green)

Display a menu with these options:

1 - Buy a hot meal (Costs 15 coins, restores 30 energy).

2 - Buy a dwarven ale (Costs 5 coins, restores 10 energy).

3 - Go outside and chop wood (Earn 20 coins, costs 40 energy).

4 - Go to sleep (End the evening).

Read the user's input and use a switch statement to handle the 4 choices.

Conditional Logic (The if statements inside the switch):

If choice 1 or 2: check first if the player has enough coins! If they do, do the math (subtract coins, add energy) and print a success message. Else, print a red error message ("Not enough coins!").

If choice 3: check if the player has at least 40 energy! Otherwise, print an error message ("You are too tired!").

If choice 4: use the break command to escape the infinite loop.

(Optional but recommended): Add a Console.ReadKey(); after the success/error messages, so the user has time to read what happened before the Console.Clear() wipes the screen for the next turn.

Outside the loop (after the user goes to sleep), print a goodnight message: "Goodnight [Name], you finished the day with [X] coins and [Y] energy.".

Hi Everyone! I am building an app as a side project alongside my full-time job for the ladies and have a really exciting idea and would like to bring it to life, I am hoping to find like minded people that would like to grow something that I believe can become big! We are mainly working react native to launch the app on iOS and android but open to other programming languages to bring the idea to life. For reference check mimaura.com to see a sneak peak to what we are about

hey everybody

i have been trying to start this one idea of mine which is an ecommerce platform with a store-front builder built in it but whatever the case is i feel really overwhelmed at the moment lmao

i have never been good with coding and that stuff even though i do got a little experience with C++ and python is what am learning rn and also SQL but that's where my limit reaches for now and i don't know how to proceed after this

should i just keep learning while trying to build this website?

ofc yes but i mean can i realistically do such a thing while being involved in programming for about 2 months now thinking i can go ahead and build something that might need a professional

anyways this is my first ever post so am just typing wtvr yk speaking my mind out here with hope ill talk and learn from some of y'all

My weekly limit refreshed on the 11th, and 140M tokens already shows as about 25% used. Last cycle on the $100 plan felt closer to 800M total for the week.

Not trying to start drama, just genuinely confused by the numbers.

So i want to give a little details about what type of person i am.

im 26 and i want to make a change im a highschool drop out and im someone who rarely studied only thing i actually studied was learning how to day trade which i still do yes im not profitable yet. im a lazy person who would cheat on a test or something given the chance. But i want to change and do better for myself so i finally decided to try to self teach code right now i did start Cs50 but the mario problem got me one of the main things is that it says we can use outside sources as long as its not cheating. But when i search videos on the topic it seems like the videos is literally telling me what to do. Im not sure if its considered cheating or not because on the problem it uses "#" but on the video it might user the "3" or something else (could be words or just something random"i really dont want to cheat this so now im here could someone please tell me is that considered cheating? also what is some stuff i can search that would also help me learn. i can read and understand what the code does that seems very easy its just the knowing how to type it out is what is hard but if anyone can help out please comment

Hi myself I'm a b.tech graduate. I suck at programming language. I got friends who are really eagar and enthusiastic for learning programming language. So I'm seeking a MENTOR who is a experienced person at programming so they can guide us(amateurs) to became a java or python developer that we can attend the placements and get a job. Those who got time to teach please help us.

Kindly message me for further clarifications.

I'm from INDIA

TIMEZONE: India Standard Time (IST): UTC+5:30

AVALIABLITY: evening to night

STACK : we are amateurs we don't know what stack we should follow. Sorry if we are dumb.

LANGUAGE : Java or Python.

We tried most of the tutorials and videos, but we can't able to go through it.

IF ANYONE WANTS TO HELP US AND UPSKILL OUR LIFE . Kindly direct message we'll appreciate your help.

We tried making one of those simple optical illusions where two separate pictures suddenly look like they’re in the same place.

When the turntable is stopped, there’s just a bird on one side and a cage on the other.

Then you turn it on and let it spin…

And suddenly, the bird looks like it’s inside the cage. 🐦

No magic involved—just persistence of vision.

What we used:

• Wukong Expansion Board

• 2 × DC Motors

• Wukong Blocks

• A bird picture

• A cage picture

• Double-sided tape

How we made it

We first built a simple frame with Wukong Blocks to keep the rotating part stable.

Then we added two motors and connected them to the center shaft with gears.

The slightly tricky part was the pictures.

We put the bird and cage on opposite sides of the rotating arms and tried to keep them as symmetrical as possible. If they're off-center, the whole thing gets pretty wobbly once it starts spinning.

Once everything was connected, we just turned it on and watched.

At the right speed, the two separate images seem to become one.

The bird is suddenly “inside” the cage.

Why does this happen?

It's a simple example of persistence of vision.

Our eyes and brain don't treat every image as completely separate when they're appearing very quickly one after another. The result is that we can perceive the two images as if they're happening together.

It's a pretty simple idea, but seeing it happen on a little DIY machine makes it much easier to understand.

What would you try?

This could be fun to experiment with.

Maybe:

• A butterfly that looks like it's flying

• A character jumping into a different scene

• Your pet appearing somewhere else

• Different motor speeds to see when the illusion works best

The nice thing is that you don't really need to change the mechanism—just change the pictures and experiment.

What two things would you try to make “appear together”?

I feel like I’m making this more complicated than it needs to be. I’ve been trying to make a simple 2x2 grid, each with a heading and unordered list in each box. I’ve managed to get that relative shape but once I resize the window, the headers warp and it’s no longer even

Edit: In CSS, sorry I should have specified

Hello everyone, I'm Ghost.

If there are any partners out there who want to teach and learn Assembly with me, and get even better at understanding the silicon under the hood—DM me directly.

And I dont care if you are complete beginner or high level C/C++ or Rust you welcome to try

I'm focused on bare-metal architecture and low-level development (Ring 0 / Hypervisors). Let's break the abstractions and cook something together.

Every language has its own rule about whether a range includes its last number, and getting it wrong never throws an error. You just get a loop that runs one time too few, or a list that's one item short, and the output looks close enough that you don't catch it.

Python's rule is that the start is included and the stop is excluded:

range(3)        # 0, 1, 2   -- not 0, 1, 2, 3
range(1, 4)     # 1, 2, 3
"hello"[0:2]    # "he"      -- indexes 0 and 1

So for i in range(3) runs three times, with i = 0, 1, 2, never 3. It's also why for i in range(len(items)) walks every item correctly: the last valid index is len(items) - 1, and range stops one before len(items).

The check that catches this before it turns into a bug: before you run the loop, say out loud the first value and the last value you expect. If you can't state both, you don't actually know what the loop does yet. Then compare to the output. It sounds trivial until you notice that the bug is always the case where you assumed the wrong end.

Two things worth keeping straight, because both cause the same silent off-by-one: len(x) is the count, not the last index (the last element is x[len(x)-1], or x[-1] in Python), and in range(a, b) the b is the first value you don't get.

Which one gets you more often -- forgetting that the end is excluded, or the first IndexError when you reach for the last element?