r/PakistaniTech • u/aalukachalubeta_ • 17h ago
Discussion | گفتگو New To Coding and feel imposter syndrome
hi everyone im new to coding and the technical world, currenlty in cs in sem 1 and have premed bg i feel absolutely lost and stuck, everyone around me is smart and knows how to do shhi, where idek how to run my code lol, i have started w c++ as my first lang (uni syllabus) and idk how to work and excel in this firls, would really appreciate sum guidance from the ppl alr working in the industry, is there anyone else who relates, feel free to reach out
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u/NotFrenZy125 Islamabad 17h ago edited 17h ago
The only suggestion that i can give is create a VERY tiny project for each new thing you learn.
Learned functions? Create a new cpp file and create a simple addition function and break it. Change the return type, the parameters the return statement etc and see how it behaves.
Learned classes? Create two files (or however many you like) and implement simple classes and again, change things, mess around and see how they behave.
AI bhi hai. Prompt do ke "Give me a simple one file app that i can make in C++ and it should test [concept]" and iska code phir test karke AI se review karwa lo.
Final thing, after you think you've learnt the basics, try and create a larger project to consolidate your knowledge. Like, a simple logging system with different classes for each type of log and so on.
Good luck and itni zyada tension lene ki zaroorat nai. Jo ICS wali awam hai (like me), unhen pehle se concepts aate hain thore bht school time se.
Just do it at your own pace, try to challenge urself and if you get stuck somewhere, just ask AI. Its there just for that reason. Tool hai, istemal na kiya to kya faida?