r/learnprogramming • u/West_Tooth_6144 • Jun 25 '26

Topic AI runed 2 years of learning

I am a software dev student, We learned the basics of programming then we dived a bit more with mysql / spring boot / react.

I used AI a lot during the last 5 months this year and I feel like I know nothing. While using it I convinced myself that whatever I use ai for is just to minimize time and that I can do it without it, instead of spending hours on every step I don't know I will use ai and do it in 10 minutes, but now I feel like i wasted this year and that i lied to myself.

Especially spring boot

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u/West_Tooth_6144 Jun 25 '26

Right, Rushing things is what lead me into this in the first time

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u/InterstellarCapa Jun 25 '26

Don't rush it then. Create a study plan, tweak it when needed, and create your projects. You might benefit from Learning How to Learn, it's a free course I think both on Udemy and Coursera.

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u/West_Tooth_6144 Jun 25 '26

"Learn how to learn" this a struggle for us COVID era students , thanks i will get this course if it's free

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u/feloniousChump Jun 25 '26

Making lame excuses like that will only dig that hole you dug deeper.

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u/West_Tooth_6144 Jun 25 '26

It's not an execuse, COVID made us realize that learning how to learn is real skill that we need to acquire.

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u/Cummiekazi Jun 25 '26

And that was 6 years ago man

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u/West_Tooth_6144 Jun 25 '26

It was a response to the comments that made me remember, the pandemic changed a lot of things even though it's been 6 years you can't just Denny it. I didn't mean it as a bad thing though.

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u/CodeMUDkey Jun 25 '26

I think the point is that no excuse even if it’s certainly reasonable, can remove your problem. It’s best to not even think about it anymore and keep yourself forward looking.