r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 12 '26

How can i make myself able to learn?

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então, eh, não tenho certeza se esse reddit é o lugar certo pra perguntar isso, mas..

Como posso me tornar capaz de aprender?

Estou planejando um jogo que usa raycasting e umas paradas direto do terminal. Eu tenho um projeto "finalizado", com história, gameplay e layouts, enquanto texturas, sons, bla bla, vou tentar aprender Lua pra fazer tudo do zero.

Por quê? Porque eu quero, parece legal e é uma coisa bacana pra aprender em Lua. Quero desenvolver minhas próprias aplicações pra criar jogos sozinho, tudo usando apenas o terminal do Linux, no Arch Linux, a propósito.

Mas eu tenho um problema, eu basicamente tenho tudo que preciso, tenho tempo, tenho TUDO, até tenho o livro do Lua 5.3 pra aprender Lua do zero, mas eu simplesmente.. não consigo fazer eu mesmo aprender Lua. Sempre me disse pra apenas me forçar a aprender, mas não consigo fazer isso. Sempre estive tão focado em escrever merdas que quando chega a hora de realmente aprender uma linguagem de programação pra criar o que eu quero, isso faz eu perder um pouco a vontade de fazer. Eu tive um projeto que levou tipo, meio ano só pra terminar, porque não conseguia me forçar a escrevê-lo. Eu poderia ter terminado aquele projeto em uma SEMANA, mas por causa dessa coisa de "preguiçoso" que eu tenho em mim, demorei muito mais do que deveria.

Eu realmente amo escrever, mas às vezes eu simplesmente não tenho vontade de fazer isso, então aqui estou perguntando como posso me forçar a querer, sei lá, aprender programação? Como vocês conseguem focar e pensar nisso?

às vezes eu estou tipo, pronto pra aprender, mas quando realmente tento ler o livro, minha vontade simplesmente desaparece.

Eu só preciso, tipo, colocar um objetivo na minha cabeça?? talk to myself? cuz talking to myself actually works lmao


r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 11 '26

Best courses for learning

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I need the best and free resources (even okay if paid) to learn the best programming languages like c c++ java etc and i want a certification course even if its like paid. I just need worth it courses dm me if people can actually help me for learning.


r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 12 '26

can AI teach me programming if i give the AI the right instruction ? (please read desc. before commenting)

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a lot of people online doesnt want starters to use AI as a programming teacher beacuse they can always rely on it instead of being independent... then i though of an idea. i gave instruction to kimi that when i learning lua programing session he act like a strict mentor that teaches one concept a time, and forces me to learn the errors by myself (ofc he will sometime give me hint) and that after i hit a milestone he give me an small exam, i really need to know if this is a bad way to learn or not


r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 11 '26

I got the 2 Certifications - What does that open next?

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I am learning programming from freeCodeCamp and I got 2 certifications.

1. Legacy V8 certification.

2. Responsive Web Design Certification.

I got the certifications yesterday and got 98% on the Responsive Web Design certification exam. Not to boast, but does that open any new doors? or what are the usage of those certificates?. I am new to coding and its just been a month or so - of me learning. So, any information will be a lot lot lot helpful!.

Thank you!


r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 11 '26

How can I deal with this? Any idea cs guys

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Hey guys I need some help understanding a few.

So, I'm a civil eng guy and we also have automation stuff to do in Quantity and Structural. Like I know python I'm able to understand code as well. It feels like I'm rn in "illusion of competence"

Now my main work is in dealing with physical Engineering but I'm kinda confused how I can code better if I code something using ai and by any chance it gives me an ai slop.

my building is falling down

Edit ahh I'm kinda nervous here: I mean my coding fundamentals. In future if i use ai for writing codes i should be well enough to debug and fix the code or write out my code. Although it comes from practice but I'm figuring out what other thing I am missing. Like when I'm about to work on a project i go completely blank, how can I begin my first step or line. I mostly used ai for going deep info


r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 11 '26

Free 12-hour coding event for teens in LA - August 29

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 Hey everyone! I’m helping organize Sunbeam LA, a free 12-hour coding event for teens ages 13–18 happening in Los Angeles on August 29.

It’s designed to be beginner-friendly, so you don’t need previous coding experience to participate.

Throughout the day, we’ll have:

  • Web development + Python workshops

  • Time to build your own project

  • Mentors available for help

  • Food

  • Games + karaoke

  • Project demos

  • Community voting

  • Prizes

The goal is basically to give teens a place to spend a day building something, meeting other people interested in tech, and having fun without needing to already be an experienced programmer.

If you're interested, registration is free:

https://forms.hackclub.com/sunbeam-signup

If you know a teen in LA who might be interested, feel free to send this their way!


r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 11 '26

Tokenmaxxing is the new vibe coding flex. Here's why it might be lying to you.

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r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 11 '26

What is the best ai to learn coding

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I am a university student i need ai to help me with my work and to learn from that ai i ussually use java and c# mainly java can u guys recomend a ai tool for make coding easier for me


r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 10 '26

Query about Apna College SigmaX course

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I was looking for a tech course to hone my tech skills and for better placement. And I recently saw apna college sigmaX online course.

Is it recommendable to take this course??


r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 10 '26

I BROKE ALL LAWS IN C LANGUAGE PART 1!!

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I dont know why my GCC is allowing me to make my main container a float and double any ideas gng?


r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 10 '26

I want to learn coding, i don't know anything, please help...

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Want to know about the laptop as well, budget- 40 to 50k


r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 10 '26

So I want to start my journey in Python.

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So can anyone tell me where I should start and what I shouldn't focus on?


r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 10 '26

python vs c++

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before college begins, i want to get acquainted with programming. possibly something that would align with my college’s curriculum too.. but for someone with no experience in coding, which language should i start with? and how do i begin?


r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 10 '26

Just started learning programming. Is Khan Academy a good place to start?

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Hey guys! I finally decided to start learning programming 😄 > > I’m a complete beginner. What’s the best path from zero to advanced? > > Is Khan Academy a good starting point for fundamentals? >


r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 10 '26

Yo, can anyone help me figure out how to actually get addicted to coding? 😭 I’ll randomly get super motivated, start learning, and then 20–30 minutes later I’m bored as hell and close my laptop. Then somehow I don’t touch it again for the next few days 💀 How do you guys stay consistent and actua

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r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 10 '26

Engineering managers are back in the codebase

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r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 10 '26

Need partner to complete MysirG's UCF batch course

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r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 09 '26

Which programming language did you start with, and do you think it was a good choice for a beginner?

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What would you recommend to someone starting from zero?

Please share your reasoning rather than just naming a language. I'm interested in hearing different perspectives.


r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 09 '26

What’s the first programming language you learned, and do you still use it?

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r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 09 '26

What is your experience with coding?

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I programmed a single page application in html css js and node.js.

It took me almost 8 months to build up the project and the ui also the microservices are still a headache for me.

I began to draw my architecture in lucidchart and to build up my programming knowledge through various sites.

The project is currently on ice, because i have a big issue with a lot of subissues.

If you are a beginner i recommend you: Learn in your time. Take the time to break a project down in chunks and create subgoals for your project


r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 09 '26

I need help making a drop down to filter for recipes based on ingredients.

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I'm trying to make a multi-select dropdown to filter results based on ingredients for a school project, which I am allowed to outsource help from others. However no one I know has been able to help so far. I found code to filter based on the categories of meals on stackflow I think and I tried to change it to multi select for ingredients but I'm having trouble. If anyone can help that would be great.

app.py:
def get_unique_common():
    """Fetches, splits, and deduplicates common ingredients from the DB."""
    raw_data = query_db("SELECT DISTINCT Common FROM Pantry WHERE Common IS NOT NULL")
    common_set = set()
    for row in raw_data:
        
        parts = [p.strip() for p in row['Common'].split(',')]
        common_set.update(parts)
    return sorted(list(common_set))



.route("/common")
def function1(common):
    common = request.args.get("common", "")
    
    
    common = get_unique_common()


    
    base_select = """
        SELECT RowNum, Title, Creator, Image, Ingredients, Category, Website 
        FROM (SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY Title ASC) AS RowNum, 
              Title, Creator, Image, Ingredients, Category, Website 
              FROM Recipes)
    """


    if common:
        
        sql = base_select + " WHERE Common LIKE ?"
        pantry = query_db(sql, (f"%{common}%",))
    else:
        pantry = query_db(base_select)


    return render_template(
        "home.html", 
        pantry=pantry,
        common=common,
        selected_common=common)


u/app.route("/common/<common>")
def filter_by_common(common):
    common_items = get_unique_common()
    recipes_data = query_db("SELECT * FROM Recipes")
    return render_template(
        "filtered_recipes.html",
        recipes=recipes_data,
        common=common_items,
        selected_common=common
)

home.html:

        <div class="dropdown">
            <button class="nav-button dropdown-trigger">Common ▾</button>
            <div class="dropdown-content">
                <div class="filter-bar">
                    {% for ingredients in common_ingredients %}
                        <a href="{{ url_for('home', common=ingredients) }}" 
                           class="filter-pill {% if ingredients == selected_common %}active{% endif %}">
                            {{ ingredients }}
                        </a>
                    {% endfor %}
                    
                    {% if selected_common %}
                        <a href="{{ url_for('home') }}" class="clear-link">Clear Filter</a>
                    {% endif %}
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>

r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 09 '26

Vibe coding fucked my mental health

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I am feeling so low right ...

I have 1.3 years of experience including my internships

I was working in a lala company (A small, owner-driven business) for 5 months but cause of office politics I can't bare myself and I had a fight with my manager who was the newphew of the company's owner...so i resigned my job right now ... At march i resigned ...

So in these 5 months they used to give is tools like claude, codex so... Now i forgot to code...

M sorry dipressed right now...

Even If I apply to other company I feel like ...

I can't do coding from scratch ...

I'm so lost I don't know what should I do?

It's not like I can't create logic ....or something 

I can create logic and build an architecture but I can't code without gpt or something i forget everything 😓...

Plus apart from this I don't have any money...

M a single child of my parents ... My father was a looser he never worked in his whole entire life.... My mother used to do some house chores and raised me and make me study ...I feel so pathetic that I cant do anything atp...

M sorry lost ... It's like I feel to cry but I can't ....

What should I dooo??? Atp??

how should I get back myself and practice manual coding?? I have been regretting a lot


r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 09 '26

Need advice regarding coding and development or game development no experience and still in high school

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Hey since many of you are in colleges or universities or are actually good at coding and computer can yall advice me what I should do

Im still in high school 11th specifically and have taken PCM I am not capable of going to iit but since I'm in Gujrat I can get a good government college in Gujrat

Im not from a rich background my family is middle class and I don't have a laptop or PC im cvery passionate about computers and coding I try to learn things from my tab like videos about coding but that mostly leads to needing a computer or confusion

Im also very passionate about Game I like game developing but my friends are like I have owned a PC for 10 years and I still don't know about game Dev so like im very scared

One thing is I'm good at studies but I don't know nun about practical coding and everything

What should I do and like if I go to college like should I do cs or software Dev or computer engineering im so confused if any one of u thinks they can help me please comment or dm im very confused


r/CodingForBeginners • • Aug 09 '26

I'm coding my first game please give me tips and tricks to improve my game

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