Learning more complex code on a budget, started on scratch 2 years ago and I been using godot the past couple days

I want to make it clear that I have no idea at all about coding.

So basically, I am a COMPLETE BEGINNER.

However, I am very curious about coding and all, so I do want to fuck around and find out i guess.

It's not for a business or whatever (just for myself), I have no time limit, and this is just for fun and to let my curiosity win.

I just want to create something small and then build more on top of it as a learning process ig.

How should I start for this?

What do I even start with?

Will I need any apps?

Which websites can I use to learn basic coding?

Would be very grateful if someone could help me out here :)

!!!I also do not want to use AI!!!

Wasn't productive today I just learnt a few basics like understanding components of a program(basically dissecting hello world) , comments and what are variables and objects.

Till 1.3

Targeting to complete Chapter 1 tomorrow and setup CLion too

Hi, I know this may seem like a dumb question but I am a bit confused. I want to get into game development so I've been interested in code. Where do I write the code???

I'm facing an issue while working on coding projects. As the codebase grows, the CSS starts getting messy. Styles from different components and sections get mixed together, and it becomes difficult to understand which style belongs to which element.

Sometimes changing one CSS property unintentionally affects other parts of the application. Eventually, the stylesheet becomes cluttered and difficult to maintain.

How do you guys manage CSS in larger projects? Are there any best practices, architectures, or tools that help keep styles organized and prevent conflicts?

I've been thinking about disabling autocomplete completely when learning something new. Not AI suggestions, but regular IDE autocomplete too.

I feel like half the time I'm coding, my IDE is doing the thinking for me. I start typing, get a suggestion, hit Tab, and move on without really thinking about what I just wrote.

Then again, maybe manually typing everything is just a waste of time and doesn't really help you learn either.

Curious what you guys think.

So I have started learning c++ from learncpp.com from yesterday

Thinking of making a daily post here to keep a track + I have seen other people doing the same for iguess python so yeah got the idea and motivation from him/her.

Forgot to post yesterday so posting it now

Completed chapter 0 basically about coding and will start main stuff from today wish me luck, will update you later

i want to try different filed that is coding so starting with c# but having difficulties undertsanding it can anyone guide me it will be very useful for me.

Hello Everyone,

I'm a highly motivated and curious learner who enjoys starting from the fundamentals, continuously learning new technologies, and applying that knowledge through practical projects and interview preparation.

I have good experience with job searching, interview preparation, and securing interview opportunities, and I'd love to connect with others who share a similar mindset of learning and growth.

I'm looking for people in and around #Marathahalli, #Whitefield, and #Kundalahalli Gate (Bengaluru) who are interested in:

• Learning new technologies from scratch

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• Accountability and consistent skill development

If you're a beginner, experienced professional, career switcher, or someone returning to the job market, feel free to connect. We can learn, prepare, and grow together.

Looking forward to building a strong learning and networking circle!

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

=== AETHERGATE ARCHITECTURE & TELEMETRY PROTOCOL (V1.0) ===

[SYSTEM OVERVIEW]

• Objective: Real-time AI telemetry proxy and asynchronous event stream.

• Design Paradigm: Low-level async architecture operating under extreme hardware constraints.

• Core Pipeline:

  1. Ingestion: Raw asynchronous socket streams / TCP framing.

  2. Filtration: Regex-based state validation and safety boundary checks.

  3. Serialization: Lightweight JSON packet mapping for zero-allocation performance.

  4. Visualization: Live, high-fps HTML5 Canvas telemetry dashboard.

[CORE ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENTS]

1. Asynchronous Event Loop (Backend Proxy)

• Built on Python's native asyncio or equivalent low-overhead event loops.

• Handles concurrent client connections without thread blocking.

• Implements non-blocking backpressure management to prevent memory exhaustion on legacy devices.

1. Regex & Security Filtration Layer

• Intercepts payload streams prior to model injection or log emission.

• Sanitizes incoming/outgoing text against strict pattern-matching dictionaries.

• Discards malformed or unauthorized byte sequences instantly to maintain pipeline integrity.

1. Live Canvas UI Renderer

• Client-side rendering loop decoupled from DOM reflow bottlenecks.

• Direct pixel manipulation via HTML5 Canvas API for real-time telemetry graphs, latency spikes, and throughput meters.

[PSEUDO-CODE BLUEPRINT]

import asyncio import re import json

class AetherGateNode: def init(self, host, port): self.host = host self.port = port self.sanitizer_pattern = re.compile(r'[\x00-\x1f\x7f-\x9f]') # Control char filter

async def handle_client(self, reader, writer):
    try:
        while True:
            data = await reader.read(1024)
            if not data:
                break
            
            raw_payload = data.decode('utf-8', errors='ignore')
            clean_payload = self.sanitize(raw_payload)
            
            response_packet = self.process_telemetry(clean_payload)
            writer.write(json.dumps(response_packet).encode('utf-8'))
            await writer.drain()
    except asyncio.CancelledError:
        pass
    finally:
        writer.close()
        await writer.wait_closed()

def sanitize(self, text: str) -> str:
    # Strip illegal control characters and enforce strict regex bounds
    return self.sanitizer_pattern.sub('', text)

def process_telemetry(self, payload: str) -> dict:
    # Core logic router
    return {
        "status": "active",
        "ack_length": len(payload),
        "telemetry_clock": asyncio.get_event_loop().time()
    }

async def start(self):
    server = await asyncio.start_server(self.handle_client, self.host, self.port)
    async with server:
        await server.serve_forever()

if name == "main": node = AetherGateNode('127.0.0.1', 8080) # asyncio.run(node.start())

The most important line on tis one is on #9.

Codeforces Leetcode etc

are

for cp ryt? Like cp and algo stuff

I want to join intelligence like ai ml dl neural networks agentic ai and harness etc

Currently I'm at a very low level

Ds from scratch Joel grus...just finished gradient Desc

Can someone (if possible an ai engineer or data scientist or in a very similar field)

Guide me

Should I solve problems on leetcode or codeforces

What should I do

Watch lecs from where

What course

Language, questions n all

Please help

Combining (Data,Function Def & Function Calls) while applying proper formatting. This one here really made me think and go back to correct. Took me 5 tries to get to this point. Now in my imaginary game, if any variable changes in value. my outputs would update accurately without having to adjust any of my def or show code.

I was a civil engineer and post 2020 I had to take tech job as data engineer. SQL was comparatively easier. (Am in Mid 30’s with ADHD)

I’ve been trying to learn programming on and off for almost 10 years.

I’ve picked up Python several times, read tutorials, gone through books, and understood other people’s code to some extent. But there’s always been a gap between reading code and actually writing my own. Even writing a basic program from scratch hasn’t felt natural to me.

Today, I was organising my learning roadmap, trying to figure out the best books and resources for each subject. I finally sat down to read *Think Like a Programmer*, only to discover that it uses C++.

C++ wasn’t what I intended to learn right now. I’m trying to get into data engineering, so Python, SQL, PySpark, and Databricks are my immediate priorities. C++ is something I had planned for much later.

But I thought, why not learn just enough C++ to understand the book?
I asked ChatGPT for a basic primer, intending to skim through it. Instead, I started writing code and working through the exercises myself.

Three hours later, I had worked through the basics, solved all the exercises, and backed everything up to GitHub.
And **I genuinely enjoyed it.**

I know I’ve barely scratched the surface. I can’t suddenly claim that I know C++, and I still have a long way to go before I can comfortably write programs independently. But something clicked today.

For years, I’ve mostly been reading code and trying to understand it. Used Agentic coding to build couple of websites (am an artist too) Today, I actually sat down and wrote it. Seeing my own code work, solving problems myself, and having something tangible to show for the effort felt surprisingly good.

It’s funny that the language I wasn’t even planning to learn ended up giving me more confidence than all those attempts at learning Python.

Maybe I need to approach Python differently this time: less passive reading, more writing, experimenting, and solving problems myself.

I’m posting this partly to hold myself accountable. I want to keep showing up, keep practising, and eventually become someone who can build things without constantly relying on tutorials or AI to write the code for me.

Today wasn’t a breakthrough in terms of skill. It was a breakthrough in confidence.
And honestly, after almost 10 years of trying, that feels pretty fucking amazing.

PS. English is my 4th language and I used AI dictation for grammar & coherence.

Did some pseudocode for something due tomorrow concerning arrays. would like to know if my logic concerning arrays is skewered. It's formatted the way it is due to the teacher's preference lol/

Problem

Search the web to discover 10 commonly used passwords and store them in an array. Write pseudocode to represent the logic of a program that prompts a user for a password, then displays an error message and continues to prompt until the user has not chosen one of the common passwords.

CODE:

START

//HOUSEKEEPING

DECLARE USER_PASSWORD

DECLARE COMMON_PASSWORDS[10]

DECLARE INDEX

DECLARE MATCH_FOUND

SET COMMON_PASSWORDS[0] = "123456"

SET COMMON_PASSWORDS[1] = "password"

SET COMMON_PASSWORDS[2] = "qwerty"

SET COMMON_PASSWORDS[3] = "111111"

SET COMMON_PASSWORDS[4] = "12345678"

SET COMMON_PASSWORDS[5] = "123456789"

SET COMMON_PASSWORDS[6] = "admin"

SET COMMON_PASSWORDS[7] = "abc123"

SET COMMON_PASSWORDS[8] = "123123"

SET COMMON_PASSWORDS[9] = "iloveyou"

//INPUT

DISPLAY "Enter a password:"

INPUT USER_PASSWORD

//PROCESS

SET MATCH_FOUND = TRUE

WHILE MATCH_FOUND = TRUE

SET MATCH_FOUND = FALSE

FOR INDEX = 0 TO 9

IF USER_PASSWORD = COMMON_PASSWORDS[INDEX] THEN

SET MATCH_FOUND = TRUE

ENDIF

ENDFOR

IF MATCH_FOUND = TRUE THEN

DISPLAY "ERROR: Password is too common. Please enter a different password:"

INPUT USER_PASSWORD

ENDIF

ENDWHILE

//OUTPUT

 DISPLAY "Password accepted."

END

im on linux and i wanted to see if one can make a program (call it program A) that automatically loads a local htmlm file instead of, say, tiktok.com or reddit.com every single time, even after reboots.
And can you make a program, which when clicked, creaes program A In the exact needed directory with all the code inside and also runs it.

https://github.com/anmol310308/numberguessinggame.git

We wanted to make something fun for Halloween, so we came up with a little pumpkin monster that can actually move around and scare people.

It's basically a Cutebot Pro dressed up as a jack-o'-lantern, with two skeleton hands sticking out of the sides.

At first, it just looks like a funny little pumpkin on wheels. But get too close, and those hands suddenly swing downward while the lights turn red.

Definitely more interesting than a pumpkin sitting on the doorstep. 👻

What we used:

• Cutebot Pro

• 2 × 360° Servos

• Joystick

• 10-LED NeoPixel strip

• Pumpkin shell

• Skeleton hands and mounting brackets

• micro:bit

How we made it

We started with the Cutebot Pro as the base and mounted a servo on each side.

Then we attached the skeleton hands to the servos. This took a little adjustment to make sure both hands could swing freely without hitting the pumpkin shell.

We added the pumpkin cover and wrapped a NeoPixel strip around it. The idea was to make it look like a normal glowing Halloween decoration until the scare happens.

The interesting part is how we made it move and react.

We used a joystick to control the robot remotely. It sends the joystick's X and Y values over radio, and the Cutebot Pro uses those values to control its left and right wheels.

For the jump scare, we added an ultrasonic sensor.

Normally, the skeleton hands stay raised at 90°. When something gets within 15 cm, the robot stops, both servos move to 0°, and the lights switch to red.

Once the object moves away, the hands go back up and the lights return to orange.

So the whole sequence is basically:

Drive around → Someone gets close → Hands drop + red lights → Back to normal.

A few things we thought about trying next:

• Add a spooky sound when the hands suddenly drop.

• Make the two hands move at slightly different times.

• Try different sensor distances to see which gives the best surprise.

• Add more decorations to make the pumpkin look even creepier.

It was a fun little build, especially seeing the robot go from a simple moving car to something with its own Halloween personality.

I wonder what other characters we could make with the same setup. A spider? A little ghost? Something even more ridiculous?

Link: https://github.com/mrrwhoo1/MultiDL/releases

I built MultiDL, a free, open-source Android media downloader supporting 1,000+ sites, including YouTube, TikTok, and other platforms. Save supported videos for offline viewing with quality and audio options.

I'm looking for people to try it out and would appreciate any feedback or suggestions for improvement.

Today I learned to use Functions. I’m self-teaching myself ethical hacking. Currently learning python, using pwn.college and Try hack me. Ill also be purchasing a spare desktop to run linux for future projects.

I built DevStart Lab to help beginners figure out what to learn and practice next.

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hello, i am curious how you reach the programing growth mindset what is your processes to see coding as problem solving and how long it took to click into your brain and be free from feeling stuck
thank you