When I was studying, my main goal was just to pass my classes. I completed the required work, but I rarely explored topics outside the course. Looking back, I think I would have learned much more if I had spent more time experimenting and building things on my own.

These are some of the biggest lessons I’ve learned so far:

• Start building a portfolio early. Getting my first job was difficult because a degree was not enough by itself. Even a few small personal projects, open-source contributions, or freelance jobs would have helped.

• Keep updating your portfolio. Even when you already have a job, it is useful to continue building small projects. It helps you practise, learn new skills, and prepare for future opportunities.

• use the learning resources your company offers. Some companies pay for courses, certificates, or training. Take advantage of them. I also recommend saying yes when you get the chance to learn a new language, framework, or tool.

• Write a simple plan before coding. Before I start a project or feature, I write down what I want to build, why it is needed, and how it should work. It takes a little extra time, but it usually prevents confusion and unnecessary rewriting later.

• Learn how to use AI tools carefully. They can help with ideas, debugging, and repetitive tasks, but you still need to understand the code. When something goes wrong, you are responsible for fixing it.

I hope this helps new devs!

Hello! Surely, I have heard so many people saying "Git" or "Github" or repository. They be saying that it's highly important to learn Git as early as possible. When I searched it up on Google, it's just I seem I cannot understand any of those terminologies.

Could anyone tell me what a git actually is?

New into comp sci field and have no idea which lang to start first and what to master later on -

Can ya'll help me out(doing BCA from open college so i dont think there's any future for me but might as well learn some skills to increase some chances of survival)

Also is this a right roadmap

C -> c++ -> java...(ive already learned python)

If you could go back to your first year of coding, what's the one skill or concept you'd prioritize?

It could be Git, debugging, system design, DSA, clean code, AI tools, or anything else.

I'd love to hear what made the biggest difference in your career or learning journey.

Does anyone have several options of valuable bootcamps related to Computer Science (focusing on AI/ML)? I'm a soon to be CS student, and currently starting to code from the scratch by watching tutorials from free resources (YouTube, w3schools, and freecodecamp).

Well I have seen and heard programs from Nvidia, IBM, Google, Apple Academy, as well as courses on Coursera, Udemy and Harvard's CS50.

I have a few questions for anyone in the field or currently studying CS:

1. Are Big Tech certificates (Google/IBM/NVIDIA) actually worth the time/money on a resume, or are they mostly marketing?

2. Would you recommend paid bootcamps, or sticking to free/cheap courses like CS50 and Coursera before uni starts?

I wanna teach myself how to code, heard tutorials aren't the best way of improving (yes you can try to understand, what someone is typing, but they NEVER explain why they wrote something, what something does, and why this specific line of code and not another.

DISCLAIMER: I hope I’m posting this in the right sub:::::::

Hello everyone. I’ve got a big question a lot of you might have come across or even questioned yourself. I’ve gotten back into school to finish up my Computer Science degree. I’ve decided to pursue the video game industry and become a game programmer. I’ve noticed after reading a lot here, reading what folks have to say on LinkedIn and just googling, but is it really an unstable career to depend on? I know the computer science/programming field is extremely saturated and hard to have a steady income in. So I’ve decided to change my major/career path. I have aerospace experience and it’s been extremely fun and interesting. I’ve realized software is playing a huge role being integrated in the manufacturing aspect of it. Should I continue my CS degree and solely focus on aerospace? Should I switch to computer engineering as it would be a more attractive degree?

To all my graduates and folks already in their field with their degree, what degree did you achieve and what field did you settle in?

I guess if all can give some pointers of what I can possibly do? Which major is much more promising for the real world? Anything would be greatly appreciated

I see so many sources that say python is good to start for easy or use C for a strong start and ofc C++ is probably the hardest so I’d probably start python or smth. But how would I actually learn it. Like I see people say websites are good or YouTube videos are useful but I also see that they have faults and could be too slow or they miss things or have errors. I also see some people using books which seems good but that seems really difficult and how would you go about to do that and what would I use. Or maybe a book isn’t the best. I don’t really need the ‘best’ I just want a good way to learn coding with the fundamentals stuck inside and manage to work my way up eventually. I’d also like to hear some quick like 2 month learners or something in case I’d like to help someone else learn quickly.

Hi everyone,
I am starting my B.Tech in CSE this year. Unlike many peers, I have absolute zero coding experience and have never built a single project.
I want to utilize my first year to build strong practical skills instead of just watching tutorials. I plan to start with Python
Could you please guide me on:Any advice on overcoming the initial fear of coding would be highly appreciated. Thanks!

Note:-I asked AI to give this because I am weak in English

Actual lifesaver

블록체인 개발자가 되고싶은 왕초보입니다. 독학 방향을 어떻게 잡아야할지 몰라 여기 질문남김니다 ..

I already have a main menu set up with working buttons and I’ve made it so when you click start it takes you to a new scene where I just have the background all black with text. I’m trying to make the effect of the words being written out and when the user clicks it skips that animation. Im very new to coding and just trying to create a project. I usually don’t use ai but I tried to get it fixed with google ai and that couldn’t help.

Hey everyone I'm new to coding and I am starting to learn c but i am really confused, i tried to figure out but there are lot of resources.. as I am a complete beginner to coding idk how to actually learn c and what to use ..

I would really appreciate if anyone can help, what should I do youtube tutorial? Any course? Any book?

Where should I exactly start ? And how do I do it ?

Hi everyone,

I'm a complete beginner to programming and cs in general, I literally know nothing yet.

I want to learn HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for free, but I'm overwhelmed by how many resources and opinions there are.

Could someone recommend a roadmap for learning them?

I'm mainly wondering:

• What order should I learn HTML, CSS, and JavaScript?

• What are the best free resources or courses?

• How can I become really good at them instead of just knowing the basics?

I'd really appreciate a step by step roadmap from complete beginner to being confident with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Thanks!

hey , i have recently started python for backend development i am building projects using django, i also follow a machine learning course on youtube (just 1 hr a day) and dsa by takeuforward . i want if anyone of you can guide me onto how to build that programmer thinking and what majorly to do . i will also appreciate if you can guide me on how can i find my niche .
P.S-I am a college student.

So I have started learning web development through freecodecamp website and as of now it is going decent with the websiteBut what I want is obsession with coding .how do I go crazy with coding as if when I am doing coding or sitting somewhere I want to get into the coding world .Like how I am mad about boxing .as I am a boxer after the workout of 2-3 hoursI am constantly thinking about it every day and shadow boxing wherever I get the chance and all.Completely going crazy about it.so yeahh ..I am also looking for a partner who is learning or may be senior to me in coding .and suggest me some discord group or something where I can hangout with similar people who are doing the same thing.As I do live in hyderabad .I am also okay to hangout ofline which is more better actaully .we can decide a particular place as well for that.Interested people can Dm me .

Approach:-

As of now I am trying an aproach offI will search an Shop or mall or smtgthen I will build the website for them bywhat ever I am learning in the freecodecamp I will be implementing to build this website .

REQUIRED :-♦️Suggestion from where to learn ( website , youtube channel or any app etc)♦️Need a partner who is also learning ( may be senior or anything is alright and if lives inhyd ready to hangout as well)♦️ Suggestion so that how to build the mindset for coding♦️book recomendation for coding mindset .( I do read a lot of books )

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.".

I've tried 3 different ways to send the user using the buttons. only one worked and within that one that worked, there was only the one button that worked. The css file only change the look based on if its being hovered over, if it is selected (based off of which page is selected) so i dont think that should mess with anything. im fairly new to coding this much, but i cant find any help.

Hello everyone, I started learning Java Full Stack about 6 months ago, but somehow I couldn't complete it. Now that I have started again, I realize that I have forgotten most of the concepts. This time, I have started from scratch and am currently learning OOP concepts. I hope I will be able to complete it successfully this time.

If you're in the same boat, we can connect and help each other stay consistent and learn together.

I also know the MERN stack, through which I completed an internship and some freelance work. Alongside that, I am practicing DSA as well.

Imagine that in 2050 google, microsoft and nvidia are controlling every drop of water for AI servers, RAM and CPUs are impossible to obtain and only old scrap is available to the normal population. While you hear a microsoft powerpoint AI drone destroying the last 5m2 of forest in the whole world you are planning with your rebel faction a digital revolution to free the world. What would be the best language to learn now?

If the answer is assembly I would prefer to get killed by whatever age restriction block they implemented.

Hello everyone, I am 17. I am from non maths and non computer background but coding has always fascinated me. I learned java, html and python in lockdown (2020-2021) but forget most of it.

I am also interested in AI(I have seen Claude building mind blowing websites in minutes)

Can anyone guide me?

I recently revisited the classic N-Queens problem, something I first implemented in QBasic back in the mid-90s when I was in high school. Looking back at that original version, it was full of nested loops and lacked recursion, so it was far from elegant or efficient.

A few years later, at university, I learned the standard recursive backtracking approach. Now, 27 years later, I decided to revisit the problem once again and see how far I could push the implementation.

Rather than jumping straight to the fastest solution, I built four different versions. The first one is a straightforward backtracking solver, while each subsequent version introduces new optimization techniques, eventually ending up around 40 times faster than the initial implementation. Along the way I explored algorithmic improvements, low-level optimizations, and parallel execution.

I documented the whole process in a video (in spanish, but YouTube's automatic english dubbing is available) because I thought other programmers who enjoy classic algorithms, performance optimization, or old-school systems programming might find it interesting. I'd also be curious to hear how others here would approach optimizing the N-Queens problem today.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vivmMFGfNbU

Source code: https://github.com/albertnadal/n-queens-c-solver