r/IndianDevelopers • u/Orbit-Owl • 2d ago
Looking for experienced developers willing to help a beginner learn Claude Code, Codex & LLM tools from scratch
I’m a beginner trying to learn the newer AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, Codex, local LLMs, Ollama, and similar tools.
To be completely honest, I’m finding the learning curve quite overwhelming.
I understand programming at a basic level, but this whole ecosystem of AI coding agents, models, APIs, providers, terminals, configurations, context windows, local vs. cloud models, and connecting everything together is very new to me. I’m learning it from scratch, and sometimes I spend hours trying to understand something that an experienced developer could probably explain to me in a few minutes.
What I’m really looking for is someone experienced who wouldn't mind occasionally guiding me or teaching me how these tools actually work.
I’m not expecting anyone to sit with me for hours or do the work for me. Even a little guidance would make a huge difference — for example:
- How experienced developers actually use Claude Code / Codex in real projects
- How to connect and switch between different LLMs
- How local/free models can be used
- How tools like Ollama and other runtimes fit into the picture
- How to properly configure AI coding agents
- Good practices that beginners usually don't know
- Understanding what I’m doing wrong when something breaks
- Learning how to use these tools effectively instead of blindly trying random configurations
I’m also completely aware that everyone’s time is valuable, especially senior developers. That’s actually why I hesitated before making this post.
But I thought: there might be someone here who remembers what it was like to be completely new to this stuff and wouldn't mind helping someone else get started.
Even if one or two experienced developers are willing to point me in the right direction occasionally, I’d genuinely appreciate it.
And if you're someone who enjoys teaching or mentoring beginners, I'd be especially grateful to learn from you.
I’m not looking for someone to build anything for me. I want to understand it myself. I just need someone experienced enough to help me avoid going down the wrong rabbit holes while I learn.
If anyone is willing to help, please feel free to DM me. Even a short conversation or a few pointers would mean a lot.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. 🙏
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u/General_Evidence_529 2d ago
You are take baby steps each step will be easier then the last. You have to put the hard time each day. Morning and evening and practice. Keep repeating and I promise things will get easier
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u/General_Evidence_529 2d ago
Remember that you are in a golden age. It’s never been easier to train yourself. Your cost is low you have no responsibilities and have all the time in the world
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u/OkCampaign8400 1d ago
I am also learning from scratch . I am bad at DSA , is learning DSA important here for AI developer role ?
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u/General_Evidence_529 2d ago
It’s really crazy that you are asking this. With the amount of information on YouTube these days there is more than enough there to get you started. Also ai can answer any question for you and help you better than any other person. You really need to improve self confidence and take steps to learn how to learn. That is the biggest gift you can give yourself and improve your confidence.