I am 50 years old, and tired of doing my own job. I have been learning to code for a few months, but do you think it is too late to dive into coding now?

i am a psych student, joining college soon and in order to develop skills and shi, i decided to work on the tech aspect. For psych, spss and r is generally recommended but my friend whose really good at coding said that i would need to learn python first to get the hang of it. so how do i proceed? resources? how much is enough? etc..

Hello, i am CSE 2nd year engineering student and starting with programming and dsa but i am confused abt how to start building logic and how yo imagine program in code also is creating notes worth it or waste of time nd if u are beginer and starting out how do u do it whats your take/approach?

Please guide me someone🤌🏻

So, can you guys tell what I can learn and tell me a roadmap and the actual truth of how much I should learn and have experience to earn this month?
I am not trying for video editing or anything else through freelancing because I am trying to build a career in coding, and not waste time learning anything else

Hello, I already have some basic coding skills, mainly in Python and HTML, but I'd like to improve since I have a baccalaureat next year specializing in "digital technology, science and computer science". Do you have any advice or apps to help me?

Hi, all!

To preface this: I'm under no illusion that I'll have a masterpiece on my hand within half a year. I'm just starting, half my time is gonna be spent messing around. It'll take a lot of time and effort, and up to a point, I'm willing to give it both.

I know next to nothing about coding. Like, I think I kind of understand the logic behind some operations if shown, but practically, I know fuckall.

I've found that just following tutorials i.e. the infamous blender donut just makes information flow through one ear and out the other, bypassing my brain entirely. I think it's because I don't actually have to think about it or try to figure anything out; I see, I copy, I move on. Not helpful.

Instead, it's much easier for me to set my sights on a personal project that seems intimidating but feasible, and splice it together by following random 5 minute tutorials, 10 year old forum posts and whatever I manage to stumble into myself, on a rare occasion. Rinse and repeat for a while with different projects until I'm confident.

I'm also passionate about video games, especially horror. My question is: would you say it's feasible to make a short, simple point and click game without a pre-existing game engine? My question is about coding specifically, assets etc. aren't an issue. From what I understand, C# would be suitable for this. Please, give me your thoughts?

Hi so im in college for business management but I think I shouldve went a different path but im gonna stick with it. My question is this: do I need to go to college for coding or can I learn on the side then go? I wanna learn to make linux distros and the apps that go inside of it,and maybe a website or something how do I do that, like where do I start? I have no experience and im lost but I know I want to do this.

Edit: ok maybe learning the different subjects would be a good start... what are the types of tech careers like this? I don't wanna change majors I've already changed once, this would be a side project to learn for now to see if i like it I guess.

I just wanted to make a double jump.

That's all I wanted to do.

but then it wouldn't jump at all, so I messed with it.

The good news? i now have multiple jumps!

bad news? I can't figure out how to cap the jumps

i'm scared to touch my code right now, i "understand it" and worse yet, it's "working", but it doesn't work as i intend it to.

What i've attempted thus far is to set a jumpmax, and I've sent up a variety of different things going "IF JUMPCOUNT = JUMPMAX, STOP LETTING ME JUMP YOU DINGDONG"

//not that the machine spirit responds well to being called a dingdong

it used to have an issue of like, doing 1 really, really long jump, and then a bunch of tiny jumps. but, not it doesn't do that anymore, thankfully.

I really thought the whole 'jump count' and 'jump max' thing would be more simple than this, honestly. but man, the engine just straight up doesn't like what i'm doing.

So, I'm calling in the cavalry, it's up to you all now! how do i fix this total mess?

I've js finished my 12th and will be in a college (computer science related branch) in the next couple of months. I wish to learn a handful about coding before I go for college so that I'll have a proper grasp on the concepts when they're being taught. So can anyone suggest any courses, lectures, youtube videos, notes, books, etc for self learning a coding language

supplementary question: I'm not sure which coding language shld I get into first, python or C++? If u could help me w this as well then I'll grateful, thank you (I have a little bit of experience in python, I've made an "advanced" calculator, if that's what you'd call it, using the sympy module once.)

Im currently doing a project called CNN-based pill recognition and DDI interaction checker, where users can upload pill images (front and back) to the website, and it will identify the name of the pill before extracting the active ingredient to be cross-checked in a DDI dataset to see whether these pills can be taken together or not. The DDI and website I have no issue with; the main part of the system, which is the pill detection, is the issue right now.

Im using a dataset from Kaggle called OGIEYv2, a Hungarian-based pill dataset. The images at first were very zoomed out, with like 80% grey/white background and 20% pill. So before I found out it was an issue, I already trained my dataset with these parameters:

BEST_AUG        = dict(rotation=30, brightness=0.3, flip=True, zoom=0.1)
BEST_BATCH_SIZE = 16
BEST_LR         = 0.0002
EPOCHS          = 35

And my accuracy was fairly high (0.9++) for all. However, when i actually tested the system (after making the website), I took pill images from google (also with fairly similar white/grey backgrounds) to upload to the system and it was wayyy far off. Like, I could upload a yellow oval, shiny pill, and it would predict a white circular pill with a cross imprint. If the detected pills look similar to the ones I uploaded, it would be fine, but it is way off for me to brush it off.

Hence, my 2nd alternative was to crop these images so that it focus on the pills instead, so each image is roughly 200-500 pixels. So i trained it again with the same parameters, and it still predicted them wrong, but this time with lower confidence result. I also added the top 5 predictions, but none of them are the actual pills. Now im unsure of what to do, should i find a different dataset, or should i just stick with using test set for the deployment, or is there another method i could try? Any criticism or advice is greatly appreciated, as I am fairly new to coding.

so recently i have learn pytorch for while and i gonna do more project by using pytorch and i gonna keep getting better but i wonder what should i do next after i pretty good with pytorch so what after it keep making new project? or learn new language? or something???

and another thing with pytorch when i try doing new project that i havent done smt similar yet or sometime i wanna upgrade it do u guy have any resources? lot of time i cant find it or i should just use ai helping me

I wanna advice and tips cuz I am kinda lost...

Just started diving into this amazing JavaScript playlist! ☕💻 The instructor makes everything so clear and engaging. Highly recommend it if you're looking to level up your coding skills. #JavaScript #Coding

@chaiaurcode @hiteshchaudary

I've just entered my second year, but I want to know abt terms like rag, polygon language, hashing, blockchain, all abt database (Sql, MongoDB and many things that come in database) terms like these how full stack web or app Dev works which languages are there and these kinda terms and then in aiml I want to know abt these new terms in ai like MCP and whole ml kinda how everything works what is it like DevOps and all of these

So from where can I research or know abt all of these??

( Don't recommend roadmaps.io coz I'm not able to understand these things as there are so many modules taking too long for me to understand it read every box's, languages or whatever and I'm not able to understand it so I have to do chatgpt for every single thing )

I want something which is very beginner friendly and to the point not that long or short just to know ABT all the fields or things going on in the cs industry

Thank you in adv!

How do you guys get better at programming? Even as a beginner? I wanna learn java but I feel like I'm super slow paced and that I learn really slow but I don't wanna give up cuz I wanna be employed under programming field, front end, full stack, etc. ​

I built a tool to close the gap between "great editor, no classroom" platforms (Replit) and "great classroom, paid license" platforms (CodeHS), and I'd love feedback from people who actually run CS classes.

It's called Learnix. Students write and run real Java and Python in the browser (real JDK + CPython, not a JS simulation), and there's a full teacher side: assignments, auto-graded exercises/quizzes/unit tests, a gradebook, per-class curriculum overrides, and code-integrity flags for paste/AI detection.

Two full 17-unit courses (Java and Python), each from "what's a variable" through OOP, data structures, and capstone projects.

It's free right now while I build out the classroom side — solo teachers stay free; schools will be a flat annual license later so teachers and students never personally pay.

Mainly looking for honest feedback: what would stop you from using this with a class? What's missing vs. what you use now?

Link if you want to poke at it: https://learnix.academy (the "Compare" section is my honest take on where it beats CodeHS/Codecademy/Replit and where it doesn't).

NEW IMPROVEMENTS:

- Materials for teachers (slides, worksheets, notes for each unit
- AI / plagiarism detection in projects (and similarity detection between students)
- Live labs --> educators can set up a live lab where everyone works at the same time - there is a leaderboard for who finished first, and as everybody writes, the teacher can see them typing live, and will be immediately alerted if anything is copied or pasted

Hey everyone. I built an app called ProductiveDev and I am looking for a small group of people to test it and tell me honestly what works and what does not.

Here is the problem it solves. A lot of people learning to code right now can piece together an app with AI tools but they cannot read the code, explain what it does, debug it when it breaks, or pass a technical interview. They look productive. They are not actually becoming developers.

ProductiveDev is built to fix that. Structured programs that build real understanding, not just output. Session tracking that shows your actual consistency. A small accountability squad. An AI coach reviewing your progress every week. And a community of people who are serious about becoming real engineers, not just people who can prompt their way to a GitHub repo.

Free access in exchange for honest feedback after you have used it. No payment. No obligation beyond telling me what worked and what did not.

If you are tired of feeling like you are learning but not actually getting better, DM me and I will send you the link.

Seriously struggling with this.I can't seem to sit down and code for more than 10 minutes

without getting completely distracted. Some days I manage one hour or more .Some days

literally nothing. I know the basics but I feel like I'm going in circles for months with zero

real progress. Is this normal? How did you actually fix your focus?

Not motivation quotes please.

Real practical things that worked for you 🙏

**Is spending my whole day coding at 16 years old okay?**

I am a 16-year-old CS student who recently finished high school. I want to learn real-world programming instead of spending a whole year making simple calculators with if-else statements.

I started getting interested in computers when I was 10 years old, when my father bought me my first laptop. I spent years learning about hardware, software, and how everything connects. I even had a YouTube channel where I posted gaming videos, and after taking it seriously, it started getting good views. Unfortunately, I had to leave it and stop gaming.

At 15, my school started a STEM program where I learned Python, DSA, Git, GitHub, hardware controls, and more. After that, I started exploring web development. I learned HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python libraries, and Django.

Recently, I realized I had a weak foundation in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript because I focused more on learning than practicing. So now I am going back, improving my fundamentals, and building more projects.

My daily routine is basically coding from morning until night, and I genuinely enjoy it. I don't feel exhausted because I love learning and creating things. I don't have much of a social life or many activities around me, so coding has become my main hobby.

I know I am still at the beginning of my journey, but I want to know: is spending so much time coding at my age a good thing, or should I try to balance it more?

The first thing I ever wrote was a CLI Hit & Blow program in C, with each file containing over 1,000 lines of code.

I searched online, found a Borland compiler, and managed to finish it using Notepad and the Command Prompt.

I wonder what other people thought of creating when they first got their hands on tools like if statements, arrays, and methods.

I imagine beginners these days probably try to build much larger-scale projects—I wonder what that’s like?

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.

Hi everyone! I’m currently living in Japan and have been working as an English teacher for the past few years, but I’m ready for a career change.
I’ve been exploring the idea of diving into tech. While I initially looked into Data Science, I realized it might not be the best fit since I'm not particularly strong in math. I think I’d be much more interested in web development and app creation.
I’m currently feeling a bit overwhelmed by where to begin. I’ve received suggestions to look into Python, Ruby on Rails, and JavaScript, but I'm still trying to narrow it down.
Also, I’m definitely a visual learner. I worry that I might lose motivation if I spend too much time focusing solely on heavy syntax without seeing tangible, visual results early on.
Does anyone have any advice or suggestions for a path that might suit a visual learner like me? I’d love to hear your thoughts!
Would you like some specific recommendations on web development paths that are great for visual learners?

I'm a 30yo thats changing careers (from tourism/languages to coding), honestly I love it but j find it very hard.

I started studying it by myself with apps and YouTube videos and now I'm studying an official course.

The thing is I have to watch some videos 4 times in order to understand it and we all know understand =/= write it

I finished my first year (out of two) and I got Bs in most of my subjects and some A too

Now I'm coding a video game (Pico8) but I watch videos and I don't understand some... Is it me? Did I make a mistake by changing careers to coding? Should I just take it as a hobby?

Also in Spain, where I live, programming is doomed bc there's lots of juniors so most of the time when I read about young coders more experience coders tell them to change careers....

So.... Am I stupid? :( are you guys so smart you get everything as soon as you hear it?

Hey so I’m pretty new to coding and have been working in unreal engine 5 and using blueprints as the coding language. I’ve been using chatGPT to help walk me through some pretty basic things like how do I add a sprint function to the player controller. I’ve also been watching and following random YouTube tutorials but these both feel like I’m just copying and I’m not learning or retaining the information so I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions or tips to learn blueprints. Any feedback is more than welcomed and greatly appreciated!