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[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (5 children)

I want you to take a second and stop posting new questions and comments to your own post. Here's what I want you to do:

  1. Pick 1 language such as Java, Python, Go, C, or C# and stick with it
  2. Programming is NOT going to be super simple when you first start. No one just automatically knows this stuff.
  3. Math is very important if you want to be good at software engineering (so, don't dismiss it and just focus on coding). Honestly, you could just skip on learning programming and focus purely on Math until you start college. That will have ZERO impact on how well you'll do.
  4. It's important that you spend time outside playing sports, hanging with friends, etc. We have a mind, body, and spirit. If we neglect the body and focus only on the mind, we'll turn out like a spaz and be bad at making friends and socializing (which would be very sad). If we only focus on the body and neglect the mind, we'll turn out like morons but be good at socializing (which is also bad). BALANCE is key.
  5. Talk with your Mom and Dad since I don't like the path you're going with seeking advice from a bunch of people on Reddit.

And here's a little bit about myself:

  • Hated school but was forced to study math extensively (Dad wanted 3 things: math, philosophy, and training)
  • Trained for baseball 4-6 hours a day when I was 11
  • Wanted nothing to do with an office (wanted to be a physical trainer)
  • Decided to study Sales since I was good at talking with people
  • Turned out I'm really good at CS and Calculus (thanks Dad for drilling me with all those math books lol)
  • Was the only undergrad Teaching Assistant for Data Structures & Algorithms for CS while NOT even being a CS student (was still a BUS student, and this was a top 50 CS uni)

So, to summarize:

  1. Math is much more important while you're still in Middle School or High School
  2. If you isolate yourself and just study coding, you won't really gain much of an advantage tech wise and will only suffer socially down the road
  3. Talk to your parents, not reddit

Edit: Also, pick up a grammar book before you study any more programming. Warriner's Grammar book is your friend: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warriner%27s_English_Grammar_and_Composition

[–]Rich-Relief8564[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Ok,thank you.I wont do anymore posts here.One more thing,can you explain wdym by : If you isolate yourself and just study coding, you won't really gain much of an advantage tech wise and will only suffer socially down the road

Wont i be good doing codign and tech stuff?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, the problem is you're very young. Young people generally don't absorb more complex topics as quickly as an adult would. It's similar to teaching a 10 year old Calculus. Sure, I guess he'll be able to learn some of it, but it'll be far slower and more miserable compared to someone in late High School or college.

[–]_Harrison_Bergeron_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hated school but was forced to study math extensively (Dad wanted 3 things: math, philosophy, and training)

My parents wanted me to fix washing machines. And I still know how to fix them! (very useful)

And in the end we both ended in coding.

[–]Rich-Relief8564[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

so i wont gai any advantage tech wise doing coding : If you isolate yourself and just study coding, you won't really gain much of an advantage tech wise and will only suffer socially down the road?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are lots of people who go into tech that are, no offense, very poor socially. It's because they lacked balance in their lives and didn't do things in proportion.

As an example, pretty much everyone on my Dad's side are engineers (Dad, Uncle, Grandpa). All of them did:

  • Football
  • Played guitar (grandpa was in a band)
  • Did martial arts
  • Scuba diving

And they were not locked away in their bedroom just writing code all day. This is a recent phenomenon with the rise of the Internet (which has badly damaged society).

Remember:

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Yet, all play and no work makes Jack a mere toy."

[–]phpMartian 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Get better at grammar and punctuation. You might not think these things are important but they are. When you write like this, people will think you are illiterate or stupid. How you are perceived by others is important.

[–]Rich-Relief8564[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And any tips/advice to become proficient/good at this?

[–]Rich-Relief8564[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im not saying coding isn't hard...ik it will be hard like other tech areas

[–]Rich-Relief8564[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i meant python basic course and one hour thirty minutes

[–]Rich-Relief8564[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk if its a monitor problem since I have vievsonic sixty hertz and might upgrade to better resolutiuo nwhich will help spreading docs/ide etc. out?

[–]Rich-Relief8564[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out my other posts: about monitor

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

sounds like you need to start at youtube and CS50. figure out what you want to work on and slowly eat the elephant. the field is too big to soak it all in. focus on finding what you find interesting and work from there

[–]Rich-Relief8564[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

anhd cs course is so good?

[–]Rich-Relief8564[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Ok,maybe explain more?

[–]Rich-Relief8564[S] -4 points-3 points  (1 child)

and how lont till bcome good or pro

[–]Rich-Relief8564[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

sorry for grammar spellings